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

arms around me, giving me an

jaw and I can tell that he’s mad – but I have no idea

Cora,” Roger growls, glaring down at me.

he sweeps me up in his arms, the gesture

is all of you

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

no denying that all I want – all I’ll ever want is this –”

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me, his mouth hard on mine, and

pressing myself harder against him. My arms are around

every piece of me – every molecule

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

responds, lightening cracking above us,

fervently too him and ravages my mouth with his kisses me like the world is

it very well might be.

adamant against it and

I can weather it, that I’ve been a fool to run from this. That we can face this storm,

whichever ones comes next.

is on his face when Roger pulls away from me. “Come on,”

again as he turns back towards the safety

shakes his head at me, frustrated, and mutters

nod fervently, ignoring his insult, tucking my head against his shoulder and breathing

the motel. Barely above the

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

met my sister, and

smiling, laughing a little and wrapping my arms more

about to find out precisely

to our motel room is hanging open, blowing in

as he strides through the

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

mattress, a little angry and not bothering to be

but I laugh again – laugh, a little recklessly, as I

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

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