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

stop pouring from my mouth

his arms around me, giving

that he’s mad –

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

me up in his arms, the gesture not

“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

there was no denying that all I want – all

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

pressing myself harder against him. My arms are around

piece of me – every

to the universe.

the universe responds, lightening cracking above us, the rain

and ravages my mouth with

very well might be. The water rushes around his

against it and something fierce within me sings that

I’ve been a fool to run from this. That we

whichever ones comes next.

Roger pulls away from me. “Come on,” he growls, his skin

as he turns back towards the safety

inside. Now.” Then he shakes his

ignoring his insult, tucking my head against

to the motel. Barely above the sound of

about insane women who

met my sister, and

laughing a little and wrapping my arms more

find out precisely how crazy I can really

room is hanging open, blowing

through it as he strides through the entrance,

towards the bed. When we get

against the mattress, a little angry and not bothering

but I laugh again – laugh, a little recklessly, as I bounce against the

motel bed. Laugh, because he’s so fucking

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