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Not even close

No, he hadn’t touched me much, not physically anyway

But he’d done so much more

Every word he’d spoken, every whimper that had fallen from his lips…even the fact that he’d trusted me so completely despite what his piece of shit ex had done to hih that what Ronan had predicted had happened

Ethan was touching er on me

And I’d never felt more at peace in my life

But the future was a big sticking point for me I’d meant what I’d told Ronan…if Ethan were forced to continue to hide, even after we elio with him no matter what But as much as I wanted to be with Ethan, I couldn’t wish a life of running on him, even if it meant a future with him was more certain No, he deserved to be with the family he loved and who loved him back Even if I couldn’t share that life with him

“You okay?” I heard Ethan ask as his hand settled over my heart It seemed to be a favorite position for him Or maybe it was because I’d limited him to so little of my body

“Yeah,” I said I thought back to what Ronan had said about letting Ethan decide as best for hiht next to the bed and turned it on Ethan buried his face in my chest while he let his eyes adjust “Sorry,” I said as I dropped a kiss to the top of his head “But I need to ask you so”

“S’Okay,” he murmured sleepily

I waited until he was able to look athim onto his back “Hi,” he said with a happy smile

He’d been doing that a lot lately I hoped I was the cause