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Tyler's hand goes to his jaw, and he rubs his stubble in the way he always used to when he was thinking I guess he's as lost about how to be as I am "So, you've broken down?"

My eyebrows draw up, and iant elephant sitting between us and pretend everything is fine?

He roundsthe hood before I can reply I totter inas he ducks his head overcorease, pushing emotions aside

"I' the hood so that it clanks noisily back into place

"Okay"

"Jump into the truck while I hook it up"

I stand for aat thisme, seems totally unaffected by my presence How can he be so cool, cal to peel away at the sight of him?

Then I remember it was his decision to leaveto do Maybe on the last night that we slept together, when I thought that I was feeling real love in his fingertips, in his one

Pulling ether, I turn and stride to the front of his truck, pulling the door open and clie When the door is closed, I sink into the seat, clutching my purse on my knee like I would cradle a child

How is this happening? I thought about hieous glory The years have been good to Tyler He's grown into his manhood in a way that calls to the pri There's not a hair on his head that deserves any response from me, let alone a sexual one

The trouble is that Tyler was always good at setting me on fire He could make me co to my friends that it's an unusual skill I reckon I could have co to all of the filthy things he would whisper in my ear

He's broader and thicker now The ertips while he slept are rounder and stronger There's ruffness to his voice Any boyishness that reone

This man I knewis a stranger to ain