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When he reached it, I couldn’t keepa hole through , Krit?" Because this didn’t feel like friends At least not to lanced back at o with it," he said, then jerked the door open and left

I took a drink of my coffee, then set it back down My stomach felt sick, and I wasn’t sure I could handle that noouldn’t push hio tonight and see how things worked with us while he had all those fe themselves at his with thee or flirts, I’ll knoill havemore No matter how much I wanted more with him, I couldn’t allow myself to feel too et in the way and hope for more, then I could ruin e have nohich is friendship

KRIT

My plan for going back to bed had failed Blythe’s question was ha away over and over inIt hadn’t been the way most women did it, but she’d done it nonetheless She had wantedI would regret, I had gotten out of there as fast as I could If it had been any other fe nothing But Blythe--I couldn’t be flip with her She’d been honestly asking iven her shit

Which et any sleep?" Green asked as he walked into the living roo up all over the place

"Yeah, soh the blinds I had opened "You must not have come up with an answer you like," he said, then yawned " ’Cause you look like you’ve been punched in the stomach Ain’t no man who has had sexy little Blythe in their arms should look like that"

Green was an even better choice for Blythe I hated to ad to be a lawyer He wasn’t terrified of commitment, and he didn’t screw around as much as me He’d actually done a relationship before One that worked Not one he’d fked up

Banging on the door jerked rowled as he stalked to the door

His angry snarl immediately evaporated as my sister pushed hi her gaze to er atyears old, "had better tell ht"

"Not your business, Sis," I replied She didn’t have her scary-as-hell husband there to stare me down and dareit my business because I love you," she snapped

"How do you figure that you barging into lared at me and shook her head "Sometimes I want to slap your face and knock some sense into you"

I would threaten her in return, but we both kneouldn’t lay a hand on her I loved her bossy ass too ized? Well, I did I brought her home We talked, and I told her I was sorry even if her stubborn ass thinks it was her fault, which I can’t for the fking life of ure out why she is convinced of that She took up fortook up forwith her?" I could see by the look in my sister’s eyes that she saw toohed "It happened," she said as tears started filling her eyes "I didn’t think it would I kneasn’t Jess I love that girl, but I kneasn’t Jess I even told Jess that one day the right girl would co and you’d know She’d rock your world That she would heal you Fix what they did to us" A tear slid down her face, and she sniffed

"We deserve to be loved, Krit I got that a lot younger than you did when Rock came into my life He showed me unconditional love, and he healed me before I was jaded and hard But you"--she covered her et away from it all, and there was no one to save you No one to show you that you orthy of love I was too young to knohat you needed I failed you, and you got jaded You built walls You learned to use all those good looks to charood sense, but ityour void" She stopped and wiped her face

I didn’t say anything because I didn’t want to accept this She rong This rong My past and what I ere too twisted for anyone to fix I didn’t want to be fixed

"She fills your void," Trisha said when I didn’t say anything "Don’t lose this Fight for it"

"I’ll only hurt her," I said because it was true "And I’d rather die than hurt her"

"Oh, Krit She sees it Why can’t you?"

I didn’t want to hear this anymore My head was already a s"

I shook my head Only my sister would think that I orthy of Blythe Anyone else who knew me knew that wasn’t true "I can’t"

Trisha looked like I had kicked her puppy We stood there in silence for several iven up already

Green cleared his throat, and I turned to see hi there with clothes on and his arms crossed over his chest "Well, I sure hope that preacher’s son is worthy of her then, because if you don’t snatch her up, he’s waiting in line If it’s up to her, you’re the winner, but if you bow out, then Linc has an easy in"

Once I had thought I understood jealousy I had seen the girl I was sure I loved in the arms of another man One she wanted One who she deserved But that hadn’t been jealousy It had been loss Jess had been a lot like me Hell, Jess may have been just like me When life had felt lonely, I knew Jess was there

This burning possessive fury that was pu Blythe or seeing her orgas I’d never felt this before

"Krit, meet jealousy It’s a bitter bitch," Green said with an arin

Chapter Fourteen

BLYTHE

Pastor Keenan had just stepped out to go to lunch with his wife, when a white paper bag was placed in front ofup the letters that Pastor Keenan had left for me that I didn’t hear Linc come in