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Josie's face goes slightly pale and I know I' thepure truth to me

"I watch you, Josie I see how as that help keep you ent discussion and passionate projects to keep you stih school graduate who plays hockey now There are very real things you need that I can't give you"

"But there's s," she points out

"Sure there is," I say with a wan sree that you need those things Listen, and I can't believe I' say this, but someone like Aidenthat's really what you need"

Josie's eyes narrow at ht be a moron, Reed"

I disregard the snark and the anger, andabout this I can see she's not going to takeca up"

"So?"

"So I've got to get ame It's a pinnacle season and the pressure is on I don't have a lot of roo me, Josie At least respect that my worry is real"

And I can see it on her face She's not going to buy a single fucking thing I' I know that because I can see it deep in her eyes that she's sold on me

Just as I am on her

And it's wrong

At least I think it is

FuckI don't knoe ot to give her every opportunity to make sure there's not so that she could possibly ever want in a man

"I think we should take a break," I say without blinking my eyes

Her eyes narrow even further at me "You do, do you?"

"Maybe even give Aiden another chance," I say, and the words taste like shit onand I need to take them back quickly

"Hetting darker on her neck and cheeks "I should give Aiden another chance Becausehe has soive me that you can't"

"I want you to have every opportunity--"

"You want to alleviate your conscience that's struggling with so that's not even close to reality," she snaps at o to Aiden?"

No Fuck, no

"Yes," I say stubbornly, because she's not only backed hts on this "Give him a shot Maybe second time around--"

She doesn't even let me finish She spins around so fast her hair whipsroom

Right to the front door where she opens it so hard it bangs against the wall Withoutmy walls to shake

Okay, that went about as poorly as it could possibly go But at least I got her thinking At least I released my worries into the atmosphere for her to consider, and wellapparently, she's well on her way to considering it all

Goddamn that was stupid I no more want her to be with Aiden than I want to be hit by a runaway bus I want her

But I resolve to let it go and see what happens I'm sure this will actually blow over and she'll come back any moment now to call me on my bullshit

Anywrong about everything, and when she does, I'll choose to believe her

Chapter 26

Josie

I bang furiously on Aiden's apart with Kevin was just not conducive to their friendship re intact His car is parked out front and I expect he's not been here too long, as

Nope Didn't take hi at all to show me just how utterly and completely stupid he can be

He can sit there and go on and on about how he's not good enough forht actually knohat I want He's taken it upon hi that sucks about that is it's because he believes he's not good enough for me