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

was just how pathetic she was.

of actions from last night and this morning; all

defenses had crumbled.

to be nothing more than

admitting total defeat.

of heart from her after last

you’ve won. You’ve won, but damn

Morrison pulled her close, pinning her against

hers, his voice husky. “No, you’ve won. You’ve

I never thought I’d throw away all my pride for

enjoying it.

myself, you don’t know

me when you eat what I’ve

you’ve enjoyed the food

proud that makes

I have. I owe you, and yet I find

I must be madly

you love me.

you be sad or let

no one would take their own life

trust me, Rose, you don’t have to worry, losing you is like losing my

you so much.

Rose shook her head, her eyes glistening with tears. “I

know, just like I don’t know why I love you

his usually stern face now

tenderness.

do we do

could only shake her

spend a lifetime searching for that answer,

cry but found herself

was

keeping you by my side for a lifetime,

my ultimate goal.”

and took

waist. Up close, she could see the constellation of small,

heart ached even

need to

then

out a platinum

Rose looked puzzled.

smiled, “I didn’t want to get it dirty while

get dirty? It would just get some oil on

could wipe it off.”

“That’s not good enough.”

thoughtfulness, she still tugged gently at his hand,

let’s get that

move, “It doesn’t

frowned sternly, “No you

was cut off

it’ll

whispering in her

revealing his gentleness

barely managed to blink before

Morrison clearly wasn’t planning on stopping at a mere

back against

fervor with

of the villa, only two

mingled with

on the rise, and

that seemed to grow by

a while, Morrison pulled back ever so

an intensity that felt like it could ignite

her up

like little Moon will have to wait a

Rose’s cheeks were aflame.

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