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“Was it the wine? Was it just a fluke? Because I know you don’t ut reaction to a et off on the pain of others?”

His lips tightened, and his eyes narrowed His hands, once relaxed, were now clenched at his sides and if Morgan had been paying attention, she would have realized she’d just pissed off Cooper Si-time

But she wasn’t paying attention How could she? The anger inside her pressed hard It was hot and big and confusing, and it took over

“Wait” She yanked on the collar of her sweatshirt, jerking her head to the side “Is it because of this?” Breathing heavily, she yanked even harder, exposing more skin than anyone had seen since the accident She watched hi away

“Do these scars make you feel sorry for ot the on nothing but air, anger, and a sadness so big, it left roo else

Slowly, his hands loosened, his gaze never leaving hers It felt as if he could see right through her She shivered, surprising because she was so damn hot

“Yes,” he said, watching her closely

“What?” Surprised, she blew out a piece of hair that stuck to her cheek and took a step back “What did you say?”

“Yes To all of it”

Stanley whi at Cooper’s side She felt sick to her stomach

“I don’t want to go to dinner with you” She whispered the words, her eyes blurring Angrily, she scrubbed at the for the door

“I kissed you because I wanted to Because the light low Because your s it It made me wonder what you’d feel like”

She bit her lip

“I kissed you because I wanted to, and I wanted to for a lot of reasons But mostly I kissed you because in that ht I touched you because I couldn’t help myself”

She yanked on the doorknob, the ache inside her slicing hard