page209 (1/2)

There hasn’t been a naked woman in my bed since—

Fuck

My head fills with that awfuloff her lips Her nails digging into his back Her honey eyes filling with relief

I can’t fuck Leighton in my bed

I can’t even fuck myself in my bed

Leighton pulls the sheets against her chest The same way Penny did

The sa—

“Ryan?” Her voice gets soft

“I can’t Not here”

“Oh” Her blue-green eyes turn down Her lips press together “Did I do so?”

“No, Leigh It’s me”

“I thought you were over…” Her voice trails to a whisper Her brow furrows She can’t bear to finish her sentence She can’t bear my bullshit

“Me too”

“So you’re still…”

I nod to the hallway “Let’s go to the couch”