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

then, when I’m done, when the words stop

around me,

that he’s mad – but

damn it, Cora,” Roger growls, glaring down at me.

the gesture not

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

all I want – all I’ll ever want

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hard on mine, and my

harder against him. My arms are around his neck,

every piece of me – every

Mine, something in me screams to the universe. And god damn it, if I can have

lightening cracking above us, the

him and ravages my mouth with his kisses

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

away. But Roger is adamant against it and something fierce within me

been a fool to run from this. That we can face

whichever ones comes next.

when Roger pulls away from me. “Come on,” he

he turns back

Now.” Then he shakes his head at me,

insult, tucking my head against his

back to the motel. Barely above the sound of the storm, I hear him growling

words with every step, something about insane women who

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

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about to find out precisely how crazy I

our motel room is hanging open, blowing in

pouring through it as he strides through

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

mattress, a little angry and not bothering

laugh, a little recklessly, as I bounce

bed. Laugh, because he’s so fucking mad at me,

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