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She pulled her hand free, and got up to take her plate over to the sink I followed suit Stepping up behind her, I put my plate in the sink then placed my hands on the counter on either side of her
“I need to go check on Shawn”
I looked at the babyon the island “I’ Can we just have one conversation about us where you don’t try to run away?” I spun her to face me, and circled my arms around her waist
“I’o, Malcolain, and I releasedher arms protectively around her body
“Shit, Ginger, I’m sorry I just want—”
“I knohat you want, Malcolm You make it clear every time you can’t keep your hands to yourself”
“Whoa, what? What the hell do you mean by that?” I took a step forward She took another back
She startedher eyes down at the floor “Nothing I don’t want to talk about this again”
“Talk about what again, because as best as I can tell you shut down any real conversation I atte co my hands to myself I try Lord knows I try to restrainyou, but damnyou kept his name You continue to live in his house Hell, you even have kept all his fucking cars in the garage Please just explain toforward, because I just don’t understand ”
She refused to look atimpatiently as she took slow breaths and ive ive up my independence andBeen there, done that! You ambushed me into this relationship—”
“I ambushed you?” I took a step forward “Is that what you think aboutto live with you to that fucker forcing you to? Is this a real situation right now?”
I couldn’t believe what I was hearing I was trying my damnedest to make her happy, to erase what he’d done to her, and she was telling me I was no better than him How could she even compare us like that?
I took another step toward her, but Ginger put one hand up as a barrier, and the other clutched her chest
“YesnoII can’t breathe…” She stu for the counter
My arms went around her in support I watched in shock and horror as she took huge gasping breaths Her entire body tre her up, I carried her over to the couch Her fists tightened around my shirt when I tried to leave her