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“I know you don’t believeout the way I did I shouldn’t have, but my emotions w

ere all over the place after dealing with those fucking cops” He s wheel and I kneas frustration at the memory — not me “My head was all fucked up and you were part of that”

“Gee, thanks,” I ued

“Sorry, but you were In that police station, fierce as hell as you defended et me out of there I appreciated that and it made mehell, I don’t know, crazy”

“I get it, Tate You were tired of being ht to your own life”

“Then you clearly don’t fucking get it, Teddy That night brought too much shit to the surface, shit I didn’t want to deal with, like h “And s for you”

“And you realized you hated ot tofor levity but I failed

“That’s not fucking funny,” he said, as we pulled into thelot “I wasn’t absolutely certain but I suspected it and it freaked me out, so I left It was just supposed to be a ride to clear my head, but I rode and rode until my body ached When I stopped I was just a few miles from Reno”

“That’s a lot of riding and thinking” Apparently he really did have a lot to think about

He laughed but there was no a around and trying to process everything I should have called and ements for your protection and I’m sorry for that, but I’m not sorry”

“Thanks, Tate,” I snorted and slid fro, a broken arm and a sprained wrist “Shit!”

“I’ve got you, Teddy Always”

I hated the way my body reacted at his closeness But I missed him, dammit At least my hormones had ainst the car and waited for hih “Let’s get ”

“We have tenthe chair around so ere face to face “I’ave s To realize that what I felt for you was ained for Hell, I didn’t even understand it But I do now Teddy, I’m in love with you”

I sucked in a breath at his words, unable to believe them Unable to process them “What do you mean you’re in love with me? That’s not possible!”