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

words stop pouring from my mouth and all

tightens his arms around me, giving me an angry little shake. He

and I can tell that he’s mad – but I have

down at me. “You’re my fucking

up in his arms, the gesture

“All I’ve ever wanted is all of you – my whole

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

because there was no denying that all I want – all I’ll

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his mouth hard on mine,

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

open to him as every piece of me

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

us, the rain pouring

ravages my mouth with his kisses me like the world is falling

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

adamant against it and something fierce within me

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

ones comes

on his face when Roger pulls away from me.

turns back towards

Now.” Then he shakes his head at me, frustrated, and mutters “you idiot.”

nod fervently, ignoring his insult, tucking my head against his shoulder and breathing hard

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

insane women who run naked into storms

because he’s met my sister, and madness is frequently

a little and wrapping my arms more

to find out precisely how crazy I

room is hanging open, blowing in the wind, but Roger ignores

he strides through the

bothering to lock it as he moves steadily towards the bed. When we get there he

against the mattress, a little angry and not

but I laugh again – laugh, a little recklessly, as I bounce against the tired

worn out motel bed. Laugh, because he’s so fucking

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