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

he’s mad

down

his arms, the gesture not at all

incensed. “All I’ve ever wanted is all of you – my whole life, I’ve been

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

was no denying that all I want – all I’ll ever

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then he kisses me, his mouth hard on mine, and my body

myself harder against him. My arms are around his neck, pulling him

mouth open to him as every piece of me – every

in me screams to the universe. And god damn

cracking above us, the rain pouring around us as

my mouth with his kisses me like the world is

well might be. The

it and something fierce within

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

ones comes

hand is on his face when Roger pulls away from

turns back towards the

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

fervently, ignoring his insult, tucking my head against his

above the sound of the storm, I hear him

words with every step, something about insane women who run naked into

better, because he’s met my sister, and

little and wrapping my arms more tightly

Roger is about to find out

to our motel room is hanging open, blowing

through the

moves steadily towards the bed. When we get there he throws me.

the mattress, a little angry and not bothering to

I laugh again – laugh, a little recklessly,

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

and I want to tear him to pieces,

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