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

me, giving

he’s mad – but

Roger growls, glaring down at me. “You’re my fucking

arms, the gesture not at

“All I’ve ever wanted is all of you – my whole life, I’ve been waiting

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

I want – all

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

against him. My arms are around his neck, pulling

every piece of me

me screams to the universe.

lightening cracking above us, the rain pouring around us

him and ravages my mouth with his kisses me like the

very well might be.

against it and something fierce within me sings that

that I’ve been a fool to

whichever ones comes next.

pulls away from me. “Come on,” he

the cold rain. Thunder cracks again as he turns back towards the safety

shakes his head at

his insult, tucking my head against his

carry me back to the motel. Barely above the sound of the storm,

with every step, something about insane women who run naked into

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

find myself smiling, laughing a little and wrapping my arms

Because Roger is about to find out precisely how crazy I can really

door to our motel room is hanging open, blowing in the wind, but Roger ignores

strides through

he moves steadily towards the bed. When we get there he throws

a little angry and not bothering to be

god damn it, but I laugh again – laugh, a little recklessly, as I bounce against

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

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