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"Have you ever done this before?" I asked as I tried to s the lu I hadwithfrom her words Behind that, there was a nervousness
"That’s not what I meant" I could tell she understood but didn’t want to say the words
"No" She whispered, looking down at the still fastened buttons ofspace in between us I had never even considered the fact that she was a virgin Very few at her age are I tried ht back to bending her over my desk I must have been unsuccessful because she iht with rejection I wanted to protect her, to make that sad expression fade away
"Look atblankly at her feet "Look atI reached out hesitantly and tipped her chin up with ers She did not recoil atto say what I was about to say I took a deep breath and forced the words to leaveand she flinched Myive in to what I felt for her Tears welled in her eyes and reflecting back attowards the door I had no right to try to stop her
"I’ll find my oay home" Her voice cracked under her sadness I followed after her, grabbing her ar her to face me She needed to knoasn’t her fault She needed to knoas a o any further She trean to slowly fall down her cheeks I froze I couldn’t find the words to tell her how I felt I was a coward She pulled free frorip and left o
Chapter Ten
I walked back over to the island wanting to nu Emma was a ne I poured myself a drink As the liquid burned ht of Emma, outside, alone I can’t let her out there by herself Not after what I had just done to her I grabbed e on the social network site I had found the other day I scanned her info and saw her nuuess et me" She said, the sadness still evident in her voice She obviously hadn’t expectedto run to her, to cory and the words stung I couldn’t let her out there with no way to get home Not after what I had just done to her
"I just want to led to hide the frustration in my voice As much as I wanted to make sure she was safe, I wanted to see her I was a wolf after an injured fawn Not even I could stopout" She hissed and the line went dead I had rejected her and she was going out to find comfort in so htly that my knuckles turned white
I made my way back to the kitchen for another drink Why do I care what she does and whom she does it with? I had rejected her and let her leave I was a vile creature in her eyes That is what I had wanted My phone rang and I felt the sadness wash away She changed her rabbed the phone and held it up to read the caller ID It was Angela My heart sank I poured another drink as I thought about answering it Soon, the apartain I needed to know she was alright and wasn’t going to do anything stupid on account ofthree times before a voice answered, but it wasn’t Emma
"Hello?" A fe of theI had the right nu out with us We’re at The Rapture" She giggled, slurring her words I heard a round and I could have sworn he said Emma’s name
"Perhaps" I replied as I ended the call I knew I shouldn’t go, but Emma obviously had a low tolerance for alcohol, as evident by her injured hand I couldn’t live with e of by someone else Could I live with e of her? I didn’t want to know the answer I grabbed my keys and went after her I just needed to know she was alright
I sat in the parking lot at the club, trying to convince ht to care If I went to her, everyone would see ain I gripped the door handle Just then Eh of relief I grabbed my phone and hit redial
"What?" She asked bitterly I deserved her anger, but it didn’t make it easier to take
"You look like you’ve had too much to drink" I said, frustrated with her lack of self-control Coot out ofher Her eyes quickly scanned the parking lot, co to rest on me I couldn’t help but smile
"I can take care of rily
"I’ll give you a ride" I tried to hide the growing frustration inup She walked towards reider I wanted to take her in er door
Chapter Eleven