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I blinked, willing ain Since our conversation yesterday, I’d hardly stopped crying It was as if the floodgates had been opened “I was beginning to think I’d never want you to touch ain, so to feel that, like really feel it, just from your eyes on me, it overwhelmed me for a moment”

His eyes searched mine for a few entle at first, loving, and then his arainst mine, and his lips bruisedwithout each other were put into this kiss His lips and his tongue told me how much he loved me and how much he’d missed me, and a mixture of relief and sorrow filled me Relief that he still wanted me as h this I’d pulled away fro to him

Sos up before clarity hits you And sometimes, you hurt those you love the most in the process If they stick around even after you do that, they’re worth fighting for And Scott orth fighting for

When he ended the kiss, he rested his forehead againstto think I’d have to spend the rest ofcare of my hard-ons myself”

I frowned as I pulled away from him “Why would you have to do that?”

He raised his brows as if the ansas a no-brainer “It didn’t seeotta admit -”

I cut him off “I wouldn’t have expected you to wait around for me forever”

“Well, I sure as fuck wasn’t gonna leave you, Harlow” He stared atdeeply and I knew right down tothe truth

“So you’d rather spend your whole life with et no sex rather than leave and find a woled to wrap my head around it

He reached out, grabbed my hand and yanked me back to him, a wild, feral look in his eyes “I don’t want anyone but you,” he growled “So yeah, I’d rather take care of ht than ever consider looking elsewhere You need to know that, sweetheart You need to know I’ anywhere” His words were forceful and heartfelt He stood in front ofeyes that told me he needed to know I’d heard him

My face spread into a s my man felt this way made me happy in a way I hadn’t felt for many dark months “I hear you, Scott, and I love you I know you said I didn’t need to thank you, but thank you for being such an a man”

I saw the moment when my words soaked in, saw the way his shoulders eased a little and the tight set of his jaw relaxed, and was relieved to be able to lessen his burden These days, between the club and lad to finally – finally - give him a tiny bit of relief

He let ered and he took his time, caused need to pool in my core I could spend hours with his eyes on me like this Once he’d had his fill, he shoved his hand through his hair and groaned “Fuck, it’s gonna be a long night”

I laughed as he shook his head, turned and left the bedroom

The darkness that had hung over hout et through the sadness consu me, but today, in thisto that