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 pouring from my mouth

he tightens his arms around me, giving me

that he’s mad – but I have no

down at

his arms, the gesture not at all sweet or romantic – but possessive,

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

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

want – all I’ll ever want is this

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his mouth hard on mine, and my body reacts instantly,

My arms are around his

to him as every piece of me – every

the universe. And god damn it, if I

us, the rain pouring around us as Roger

fervently too him and ravages my mouth with his kisses me like the

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

Roger is adamant against it and something fierce

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

comes next.

Roger pulls away

again as he turns back towards the safety of the

his head

head against his shoulder and breathing hard

Barely above the sound of the storm, I hear

every step, something about insane women who run naked

he’s met my

a little and wrapping my arms more

Roger is about to find out precisely how

hanging open, blowing in the wind,

strides through the entrance, kicking the

it as he moves steadily towards the bed. When

against the mattress, a little angry and not bothering to be

– laugh, a little recklessly, as

Laugh, because he’s so

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