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I go through this every night, and every night I wonder if I s between us But then I think about all the pain and worry I would inadvertently be putting hi
And just like every night, my moans become cries of pain, not only for the ache inpain I feel in my heart
Please, God, help h this
Chapter Fifteen
Colt
I quietly pull the front door closed behind ht for the hallway that’ll lead me to Abby’s room It’s dark and quiet when I enter My eyes briefly land on thein a chair in the far corner, before settling in on the wo to relieve the ache between the icy pricks of pain to my stomach
“How is she?” I ask Nathan, as I peel my shirt over my head
He unfolds his body from the chair, comes to stand at my side, and we both look down at Abby I’ve been here every night since the night she ended things between us She doesn’t know it, and would probably freak the fuck out if she did, but there is no way I’h this pain if there’s a way I can stop it Nathan was reluctant at first to agree tothere was nothing else that could be done, he relented I always ht she broke things off, but that’s the very last thing she did I’ht ti, so I knoon’t be long before I have to confess et over it
I love this girl too dae deal, but not so huge we can’t overcome it
“The saht this week,” Nathan says quietly besideout of time You need to tell her”
“I know” My eyes land briefly on the pill bottle on her nightstand
He doesn’t say anything else, for so, and silently slips out the door I look over my shoulder and watch it close behind hi I just know that I refuse for Abby to do this alone She has Nathan and her friends, but they don’t have what she needs
I pull the rest of my clothes off and slip under the sheets behind her Guilt
tries to push its way in, but I don’t let it I knohat I’ isn’t traditional, and rasp, but when in a situation like this, I’ to do whatever it takes to acco Abby
I pull her fevered, but claainst mine, and she instantly relaxes She always does Her body knows I’m here, even if her ain when she rubs her ass against ain, I push it away