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She’s silly Beautiful And so understanding, so accepting of all iveness I love that she’s in my life That she wants to be withokay?" she asks, her voice hushed

Going to my side of the bed, I settle in beside her "That was ht ahead I’h she knows everything "Adele told him what happened"

"How did he react?"

"He doesn’t hate me He feels awful for what she did to me"

"See?" Her voice is quiet "I told you he would be on your side"

She did I hadn’t believed her "I guess you were right" I release a deep, shaky breath "I can’t believe how accepting of , I turn to look at her How could I haveno"

Fable lets the strand of hair she’d been twirling fall froers "Do you really think it’s true? That she was your daughter?"

I shrug This is the information that makes me the most uncomfortable I don’t want to believe it That I could’ve been a father just…blowsabout it with anyone, even my therapist It’s a subject I don’t want to face

Especially since I haven’t a clue if it’s true or not There’s no way I can prove it either Vanessa’s gone

"I want to believe she’s lying toher head onmy eyes, I voice what I’ve been unable to say since the day Adele threw that bomb at me "The day we came back here, after I dropped you off at your apartment, I called Adele I deet pregnant with my dad so she decided to try with nant All it took was one ti time I hate her I hate that she tricked my father and me I hate what she’s done to me I hate that I let what happened between us control "

"I’ers across her shoulder, down her ar her close anchors me Reminds me of how far I’ve come in so little time "So am I But I can’t remain in the past I can’t blame her for what she’s done and let it cripple o, once and for all"

"Easier said than done" Fable lifts her head so she can h Even though I’ my own place, and I know you don’t like that, I’ll be here for you I swear"

"You don’t have to move--" I start but she cuts me off

"I need to do it I can’t be dependent on you Not like this"

"I want to take care of you," I whisper "I can do it I haveif you and Owen lived here with me"

She flashes me a quivery smile "I know And I love that you want to help and take care of me But I need to learn how to take care of ainst mine "I need to shoen I can do this"

I touch her throat and she shivers I slipher in closer to ainstaway fro but soft, bare skin

After everything that happened today, my normal MO would be to run and hide Pretend I don’t exist Focus on anything else but living Feeling

Now, all I want to do is feel Feel Fable’s ainsther skin withthat connection with the one person whoin this world

As I stare into her eyes while buried deep in her welco body, I whisper that I love her The smile she offers me in response, tender and so full of emotion, unravels me completely

She holds ive it over to her couire owns me And I knon her

Fable

Yesterday was one of the craziest days of hs to the lows and everything in between

I find the apartment of my dreams I try to beat the shit out of a woman who alht to his knees when his father discovers his darkest secret

After the day we had, both of us were emotional wrecks Soht the powerful pull that tugs within both of us That pull brings us together as if we can’t resist each other

It’s a fact We just…can’t

We ency Just a fluid, delicious connection of bodies until ere both spent, falling asleep in each other’s arms like the corniest irl in the world I know irls would think I’m crazy Drew Callahan is definitely not what’s expected He’s troubled He has issues, issues that aren’t resolved yet

I don’t care He’s et up early and force Oake Ply hi Drew’s truck I need a car More than I need furniture or anything else a freaking car would co forever Colin es a local dealership and could get , I park Drew’s truck in his assigned spot and shut off the engine For the first time since I don’t knohen, I’ve surrounded myself with people who I can call etting there I know les The issue with my mom is far froood place