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

when I’m done, when the words stop pouring from my mouth

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

he’s mad

it, Cora,” Roger growls, glaring down at me. “You’re my

arms, the gesture not at

“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

no denying that all I want – all

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he kisses me, his mouth hard on mine, and my body reacts instantly, my back arching

My arms are around his neck, pulling him closer to me,

piece of

screams to the universe.

lightening cracking above us, the rain pouring

with his kisses me

well might be. The water rushes around his

against it and something fierce within me sings that he

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

comes next.

when Roger pulls away from

cold rain. Thunder cracks again as he turns back

shakes his head at me, frustrated, and mutters “you

insult, tucking my head against his shoulder and breathing hard

back to the motel. Barely above the sound of the

insane women

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

myself smiling, laughing a little and wrapping my arms more tightly

find out precisely

blowing in the wind, but

strides through the entrance,

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

angry

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

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

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