She had steeled herself, trying to give her past its due, to bring some

semblance of balance to her heart.

But now, with Morrison like this, she couldn’t tell if his actions were simply

erasing his past misdeeds, or if her heart was too soft—ready to forgive him

unconditionally, just because it was Morrison.

Yes. She couldn’t bear it.

This was her life now. Whatever Morrison did to her in the future was her own

doing, because she loved him.

From the start, she was a complete and utter loser.

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Her gaze lingered on the half-eaten eggs, the remnants of oatmeal, and

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How much had he tried to taste? Was she truly “getting back” at him? Why did it

feel like she was punishing herself?

She washed the dishes, dried them and put them away, then grabbed her coat

from the dining room chair and slipped it on.

Morrison, buttoning up his own jacket, hurried down the stairs.

“Stay inside for a bit. I’ll go start the car and get the heater running. When you

hear the horn, come out.”

Rose said nothing, and Morrison didn’t linger. He headed for the front door.

Watching his retreating figure, Rose felt an impulse to chase after him, to

embrace him and compromise. She wanted to tell him she didn’t care anymore,

about anything. She wanted to see his wounds and ask him to never force

himself to do such things again.

The impulse grew, snowballing until she actually ran after him. As Morrison was

opening the door, he was suddenly gripped from behind in a tight hug. He

paused, a chill breeze slipping in as he quickly shut the door and turned to face

her.

“What’s wrong?”

Rose bit her lip, looking up at him, her eyes trembling. “Morrison, I give up,

really. I’ve been a complete disaster from the start, so I don’t care anymore.

“Whatever you do from here on out, whether I’m heartbroken, sad, or

disappointed, even if there are things that can’t be undone, I accept it. If that day

comes, it’ll just be my own damn fault. I accept it, because that’s my fate.

“So, Morrison, don’t force yourself to do things you don’t like, don’t get hurt, and

don’t let anything happen to you. I can’t stand to see you suffer. I love you, no

matter what the outcome, as long as you’re still you. I don’t want to see you

compromising for me.”

her words calm

she was. Morrison had completely undone

couple of actions from last night and this morning;

defenses had crumbled.

was destined to be nothing more than dust at his feet.

admitting total defeat.

of heart from her

won, but damn

her close, pinning her

voice husky. “No, you’ve

never thought I’d throw away all my pride for

enjoying it.

not forcing myself, you don’t know how precious each

you eat

seeing you happy, knowing you’ve

thrilled and proud that

I have. I owe you, and yet I find happiness

trying to make amends. I must be madly in love with

you love me.

let you be sad or let anything irreversible happen again, you’re my

own life lightly.

have to

how did I end up loving you so

her eyes

I don’t know

stern face now mirroring her

tenderness.

do we

could only shake

spend a lifetime searching for that answer,

found herself laughing.

now, he was

her tighter, “Yes, keeping you

my ultimate goal.”

took his hand,

her waist. Up close, she could see

heart

need

his hand, then

a

Rose looked puzzled.

“I didn’t want to get it dirty

paused, “How could it get dirty? It would just get some oil on

could wipe it off.”

“That’s not good enough.”

by his thoughtfulness, she still tugged

get

move,

frowned sternly,

off

way, it’ll

voice whispering in her ear, his

revealing his gentleness

to blink before his next advance overwhelmed her.

planning on stopping at

hands slowly climbed his shoulders, back against

his fervor

vast expanse of the villa, only two souls dwelt, but the

kisses and breaths mingled with

space. The temperature was on the rise, and the

an intimate warmth that seemed to grow

back ever so slightly, his gaze locked

it could ignite the very air between

her up in

little Moon will have to wait a bit longer,”

Rose’s cheeks were aflame.

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