Accidental Surrogate

Chapter 325: Finally. Finally

I cry out as I’m pulled backwards – surprised more than hurt and suddenly I’m pressed against

him in the pouring rain. Roger holds me tight, one hand around my upper arm, the other wrapped

firmly around me, pressing my body to his

And the feel of him, of his skin hot against my own – my towel is gone, I have no idea where — I

cry harder at the feel of him and rest my forehead against his chest, because I know I can’t have it

– I can’t-

“Cora!” Roger shouts, above the wind and the rain. “What – Cora! What the hell are you doing?!”

“I can’t!” I sob. “I can’t do this, Roger! I can’t be with you like this, not if you’ll….you’ll never love

me! I can’t have you in half measures!” I look up at him then, into his face, realizing the truth of it

in that moment. “I can’t do this if you can’t take me for who I am! Human! Broken! Complicated,

difficult! Confused, and jealous, and mad pretty much all the time! If you can’t take me like that,” I

shout, begging now, “then let me go, Roger! Because I can’t –”

I glance back in the direction of the hotel, my sobbing breaths tearing at my lungs, “I can’t have

half of you. I can’t have – just…. lust. It will kill me! It will break my heart, and I’ll never survive it!”

With the last words I pound my free hand against his chest, my palm slapping wet against his

skin.

Roger stares down at me as I confess everything to him- my whole heart – listening to every

word. And then, when I’m done, when the words stop pouring from my mouth and all that’s left is

my panting breath, he tightens his arms around me, giving me an angry little shake. He clenches

that he’s mad – but I have

Cora,” Roger growls, glaring down at me.

the gesture not

all of you

  1. it. And I was an idiot” he continues, his voice breaking, “I hesitated, and I’ll regret it until the day I

all I want

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kisses me, his mouth hard on mine, and my body reacts

My arms are around his

to him as every piece of me – every molecule – gives

Mine, something in me screams to the universe. And god damn it, if I can

lightening cracking above us, the rain pouring around

mouth with

which it very well might be. The water rushes around his

is adamant against it and something

that I’ve been a fool to run from this. That we can face

comes

pulls away from me. “Come on,” he

as he turns back towards the safety of the motel.

inside. Now.” Then he shakes his head at me, frustrated,

my head

to the motel. Barely above the sound of the storm,

insane women who

met my sister, and madness is

a little

find out precisely how crazy I can really

is hanging open, blowing in the wind,

it as he strides through the entrance, kicking the door shut

lock it as he moves steadily towards the bed.

the mattress, a little angry and not bothering to be gentle.

laugh, a little recklessly, as I

of this worn out motel bed. Laugh, because he’s so fucking mad at me, and

I want to tear him to pieces, and I know he

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