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

And then, when I’m done, when the words stop

he tightens his arms around me, giving me an angry little

jaw and I can tell that he’s mad – but I have no idea why.

down

arms, the gesture not at all sweet or romantic

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

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his mouth hard on mine, and my body

My arms are around

as every piece of me –

universe. And god damn

the universe responds, lightening cracking above us, the rain pouring around us as Roger

my mouth with his

well might be. The

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

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

comes next.

hand is on his face when Roger pulls away from me. “Come on,” he

Thunder cracks again as he turns back towards the safety of the

head at me,

insult, tucking my head against

Barely above the sound of

about insane women

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

little and

Roger is about to find out precisely how crazy I can really

blowing in the wind,

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

steadily towards the

against the mattress, a little angry

laugh again – laugh, a little recklessly, as I bounce

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

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