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"Better that than delusional"

"What’s that supposed to--"

"I don’t know if you’re lying to yourself or uy here The only reason you caht be here" He inhaled a deep breath, lifting his broad chest, adding, "Because you miss me as much as I miss you"

I floundered, unable to deny the truth of his words But if I ado back I couldn’t deny us anymore "I meant what I said in ht This couldn’t go anywhere between us

"But you’re here" He inched closer a step, his deep voice taunting "Da your head get in the way of what your heart wantswhat your body needs"

My back hit the hall wall He stopped, keeping a thin space between our bodies His hand coveredoverto fill his palhtly I didn’t need one, andup into his palaze searched his face, the deep-set eyes, the hard jaw, and beautiful

How could he see soto explain anything at all

"You wantin your head so ether" The hand that curved overover e, my hip

"Easy for you to say You don’t live under any expectations Any rules You don’t have--" I stopped abruptly, horror filling me at the insensitive words about to trip from my lips

"A fa "No You have a dad--"

"A drunk who doesn’t even knohen Iroom to his bed after he passes out on the floor"

"Your brother--"

"Is my brother Not my parent And he has his own life Pepper is his faht I don’t live under anyone else’s expectations I follow my own rules"

And I envied hiht as his hand slipped around to ave ers inching down h to the hem of my dress