ntented sigh. She encircled me and pressed close,

ion. I snuggled up to her, breat

ck throbbed. With clenched teeth, I r

d feel the pain in my t

bright blue eyes as bewilderment an

on? " Some of her shyness returned, soften

leaving my lips. When she looked at me like that-needy and achingly

dn't want to bear the

rable thing and leave her alone, I'd at least treat her like she

I managed to pry myself away from

ic

't understand why the management decided to open so early in

a good scrub. After I ditched my previous night's cleaning duties to s

ce I had abandoned her without so much as an explan

ermanent fixture in my life, I forced myself to p

as menial as scrub my own countertops. A group of si

If it meant I could get away from my history and my family, I would mop

't rip me a new one. After I finished explaining, she nodded firmly in agreement and brushed me off with a dismissive g

thing she hadn't complained to the manager about my being dis

ice's Buick were parked in the empty lot, we were most certainly not alone. I had spent years following people aroun

opponents finding me, so I had to

eave her without c

on her since she represent

before coming to Havard and showed it to him. I woul

ne I was familiar with. A familiar, brief

eone is wondering, "W

me. Before wasting any more time

nned silence fol

and asked him a question. If questioned, "Do you

hat I've had people

the f*ck

st friend had a search party for me; it only meant I had a watcher if he hadn't already discovered me. Those people have nothing to do w

boot, and I finished up by kicking the fragments about. I can't keep track o

t phone, I'd s