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"Cassandra?"

I couldn’t look back I needed space…from everyone I ambled forward desperate to find an drove I shook my head, and buried er’s beat-up truck

"I’ to keep ether "Get to know Julia’s boyf--" I couldn’t say it The anger and disgust consuer I re

When I reached Logan’s vehicle, I stopped and closed an

"Sweetheart, talk toit over my shoulder from behind me

"I’m fine" My voice cracked so I cleared my throat It ard and loud but so was the last five ht to hold aze focused down at the pave in my eyes Damn it, not now

I cli at an shut it and walked around to the driver’s seat He glanced over athis hed as it purred to life, putting it in gear without a single word

Aardly, I shifted innot to notice his worried glances Twenty long, grueling minutes of cohts

As we pulled into ine A few minutes passed before I turned inwheel Unable to find the right words to break the unbearable tension I’d caused, I only felt worse He continued staring out the windshield for a

"Cassandra…"

"I hate him" I muttered unexpectedly, appalled at my oords I’d never said it aloud before, it just spilled out

Tear stung ers acrossout and gently taking ether over five years" I began, inhaling sharply and turning to look back out myI couldn’t bear to look at hi After spending the an, I felt coo inside alone with all this pain

"I was young and in love He was all I thought I would ever need" I stopped as a stray tear rolled down ht out this reaction I was over hi fro we had…everything ere together…I never thought…" I shooksuch a blind fool back then

"I thought he lovedcheek I wiped it away iether in front of Logan, but I could feeldown

"I’ I closedto shed another tear for the bastard My nerves slowly began to calave a sympathetic squeeze and I sheepishly turned to look up into his beautiful blue eyes They left me breathless I never felt more at home His features were soft, tender and his eyes were intense and warm

"You don’t have to tell me, sweetheart," he whispered, and it was exactly what I needed to hear For some reason I would never understand, I felt safe, here in his car with only hiainst the upholstered leather, and I released a ragged breath

"Sweetheart, listen to ht it up to e to my lip I attempted to pull my face away, but he held firazed up at hi smile It was so soft and full of an unknown shyness I never would have thought him capable of