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

Roger growls, glaring down at me.

his arms, the gesture not at all sweet

all of you – my whole life, I’ve been waiting for

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

want –

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hard on mine, and my body reacts instantly,

are around his neck, pulling him closer to

open to him as every piece of me – every

screams to the universe. And god damn it, if I can have him

cracking above us, the rain pouring around us as Roger

my mouth with his kisses me like the

us, which it very well might be. The water rushes around his ankles, threatening

sweep us away. But Roger is adamant against it and something fierce

fool to run from this. That we can face this storm, and

comes

pulls away from me. “Come

again as he turns back towards

he shakes his head at me, frustrated, and

fervently, ignoring his insult, tucking my head against

me back to the motel. Barely above the sound

insane women who

known better, because he’s met my sister, and

find myself smiling, laughing a little

about to find out precisely

open, blowing in

through the entrance, kicking

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

little angry and not bothering to be

god damn it, but I laugh again – laugh, a little recklessly, as I bounce against the

so fucking

so mad at ourselves and I want to tear him

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