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When she passed away, Royce and the other guy were both left not knohich one of the to choose Royce has never been able to forgive hiuilt ere together He thinks if he would have stepped aside letting his friend be with her…she’d still be alive The accident wasn’t Royce’s fault though, or the other guys Elizabeth had no business getting behind the wheel of her car while she was so hysterical I’ the accident is her fault either Bad shit happens It’s tragic and I’oes on

Royce was trying to move on with me, until he wasn’t

I remember the first day we met like it was yesterday

Royce had co hen he walked in He was a guy that clearly took care of hiood 250 allto the eyes His eyes were roa the phone

He couldn’t keep his attention off me

I held h It was soaze at ht there on the spot

I felt exposed, but not uncomfortable by it, like I noraze and drank him in His hair waspair of sexy grey eyes I could have gotten lost in the stor in them for days

There was a sea of pain hidden behind his flirtatious stare A sea I wanted to drown in as long as he kept looking at me like he was

He broke“What is it that you do exactly, other than standing here looking beautiful and h and blush at his forwardness Those were the last words I expected to hear

He was charue like velvet How could I notat me, like I could be his anchor Men never came on to me so blatantly Sure they would stare, but not like Royce They weren’t genuine like he was Like I believed he was

“What you see here is pretty ht? So what is it you do?” I turned the conversation back on hi abouthad left me socially aard

“A little of this a little of that,” he replied vaguely He laughed and then he just had to bite his lower lip and lick it

I stood there like aabout the way he bit that lip, and the way his tongue circled his mouth I suddenly felt parched and, took a drink fro this ue down my throat? Maybe

I shook ape at him

“So pumpkin, what’s your name?”