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“Fuck,” I hiss, and close my eyes

Fingers run through my hair and my head is lifted “Luca…,” she whispers sadly

I open loith fury “I should have fucking killed hiely

She doesn’t flinch ateither She just continues to look down atmy scalp

I drop my forehead to her lower stoing in my head

Once I have ently kiss those bruises as well Spotting a scar across her lower stomach, curious about where it ca stutters at the contact, but I pretend I don’t notice as I sloork thesure to keep rit hs I don’t kiss those, even though I desperately want to

I get to my feet once she’s fully naked and take a step back It’s fucking torture to do so, but I keep ht pink, and I can tell she’s forcing her arms to stay at her sides and not hide herself fro to be e, but I worry it’ll make it worse to point out her tenseness

“Get in the shower, baby I’ht behind you”

She nods, and I’rateful she complies so easily, because I need a minute to myself

After she’s safely behind the foggy glass door of the shower, I put e in my jeans The stupid fucker picks the worst time to stand at attention I close my eyes and try to think of shit that’ll deflatesuit, then think about the tiot drunk for the first time I shudder as I even re on the washingthe night at a friend’s house

My dick goes down, but not enough, because I can still see Jules in the background of any iht, and there’s not a dao away

Releasing a sigh, I remove my jeans and pray like fuck I don’t scare Jules when I clilass door back just wide enough for m

e to step inside and close it behind me Her eyes are wide as she takes in ain in seconds When her eyes land onat the end, her eyebrows rise, and her mouth forms an O before she squeaks out an “Oh!”

“Baby,” I call “Eyes up here”

Her gaze lingers for aher eyes on it, that saaze flies toher a sweet, innocent look that I can’t help but love