I
pulled
away
again.
“Please
stop.
I’m
worried.”
He
stood
up
and
walked
over
to
the
windows,
closing
all
of
the
mini-‐blinds.
“Is
that
better?”
“She
has
a
key
to
the
house.
Even
though
she
gave
me
her
set,
I’m
sure
she
can
get
in.
She
probably
hid
a
spare
somewhere.”
He
approached
me,
breaking
the
distance
between
us.
I
didn’t
have
time
to
think
before
his
lips
were
on
mine.
I
didn’t
fight
him,
instead,
I
kissed
him
back,
letting
him
know
that
my
feelings
hadn’t
changed.
It
was
so
hard
knowing
that
they’d
made
love
in
this
very
house.
I
thought
about
him
whispering
sweet
nothings
to
her.
I
wondered
how
she
responded.
Did
he
ever
think
of
me
when
he
was
with
her?
Did
he
imagine
she
was
me?
He
leaned
his
forehead
against
mine.
“Let’s
just
leave.
We
can
pack
our
bags
and
get
out
of
this
town.”
“I
don’t
even
live
in
this
town.
If
you
weren’t
married
to
my
sister
that
might
work.
I
just
got
a
good
job
where
I
live.
If
I
work
hard
I
can
earn
promotions.
I
can’t
leave.
I
start
in
a
week.”
“I
can
come
there.”
“She’ll
follow
us.”
I
shook
my
head.
“I
don’t
know
what’s
going
on,
but
I
don’t
want
to
be
involved
in
it.
I
have
a
good
life.”
“What
about
us?”
He
looked
upset.
“There
can’t
be
an
us,
until
you’re
free
of
her.
You
know
that.”
He
sat
down
on
the
couch
and
ran
his
hands
through
his
hair.
“I
didn’t
expect
this
to
be
so
difficult.
Do
you
even
want
a
future
with
me?”
I
reached
over
and
grabbed
his
arm.
“Of
course
I
do.
It’s
just,
too
much
to
handle
right
now.
I
just
learned
that
my
sister
sabotaged
my
life.
She’s
got
a
vendetta
against
me
and
my
parents.
I
can’t
worry
about
my
love
life
until
I
know
what
I’m
dealing
with.
Had
you
not
married
her,
we
wouldn’t
be
dealing
with
this
right
now.”
He
walked
into
the
kitchen
and
grabbed
us
both
a
beer.
“I’m
a
victim
in
all
of
this,
too,
Will.
You
act
like
I
wanted
this
to
happen.”
A
knock
at
the
door
caught
us
off
guard.
“It
must
be
the
pizza
guy.”
I
went
for
my
purse,
but
Stosh
grabbed
his
wallet
and
met
the
guy
at
the
door.
He
sat
the
pizza
box
on
the
kitchen
table.
“Pineapple
and
ham?”
I
smiled
and
met
him
at
the
table.
“You
know
it.
I
never
eat
a
pizza
without
it.”
He
opened
up
the
box
and
grabbed
us
each
a
slice.
“It’s
good
to
know
that
some
things
don’t
change.”
I
sighed
and
thought
about
being
with
him.
Truthfully,
it
was
all
I
ever
wanted.
There
had
to
be
a
way
for
us
to
be
together.
I
couldn’t
give
up
when
my
heart
wouldn’t
let
me.
“If
I
could
stay
here
with
you,
I
would.”
He
sat
down
his
pizza
and
reached
over
the
table.
“When
is
she
coming
back?”
“As
early
as
tomorrow.”
It
hurt
me
to
say
it
out
loud.
“Then
spend
the
night
in
my
arms,
where
you
belong.
She’s
kept
us
apart
for
too
long.
I’m
not
willing
to
let
you
go
yet.”
Me
leaving
was
inevitable.
We
still
didn’t
even
know
what
my
sister
was
doing.
She
was
up
to
something.
I
had
to
know
what
it
was.
Stoshua
may
have
wanted
to
get
out
of
his
marriage,
but
I
wanted
to
figure
out
how
I
was
involved.
Maybe
we
could
both
win,
if
we
were
patient
enough.
“I’d
love
to
stay
with
you
tonight,
Stoshua,
because
Joshua
was
taken.”
He
shook
his
head
and
laughed.
“You
remember
that?”
“I
remember
everything
when
it
comes
to
you.
I
always
will.”
He
got
quiet
for
a
second,
like
he
dazed
away.
“I
don’t
want
to
have
to
wait
long
to
be
with
you
everyday.
I
can
work
from
home.
We
can
live
wherever
your
new
job
is.
Just
tell
me
you’ll
consider
it.
Tell
me
we
have
a
chance.”
I
picked
at
my
pizza.
“I
hope
we
do.”
“You
don’t
sound
convinced
that
it
could
happen.”
I
hated
to
see
him
look
confused.
I
can’t
imagine
what
the
last
couple
months
had
been
like
for
him.
I
understood
why
he
hated
her
so
much.
There
was
just
pieces
to
the
puzzle
that
made
no
sense.
“Baby
steps,
Stosh.”
We
dropped
the
topic
of
being
together,
probably
because
I
was
just
so
unsure.
He
was
sick
of
hearing
me
say
the
wrong
things.
He
didn’t
understand
that
my
heart
had
always
belonged
to
him.
Something
was
just
off.
I
needed
to
figure
out
what
it
was.
A
little
later,
after
the
sun
went
down,
we
cuddled
up
on
the
couch.
He
had
his
arms
around
me
and
held
me
tight.
I
kissed
him
with
passion
and
let
my
lips
linger
over
his.
“Make
love
to
me.”
He
grabbed
my
face
with
both
of
his
hands
and
held
them
there
as
he
kissed
me
slowly.
“My
pleasure.”
We
went
slowly,
removing
one
article
of
clothing
at
a
time.
He
carried
me
into
the
bedroom
and
laid
me
down
on
his
bed.
I
tried
not
to
think
about
what
he’d
done
with
my
sister
there.
It
was
hard
not
to
picture
it.
Of
course,
it
only
made
me
want
to
try
harder.
I
had
this
idea
that
I
needed
to
be
the
best.
I
wanted
to
be
unforgettable,
so
that
he
never
had
regrets.
I
teased
him
with
my
tongue,
sliding
it
all
the
way
down
to
his
stiff
erection.
My
palm
massaged
his
balls,
while
I
took
his
girth
into
my
mouth.
He
closed
his
eyes
and
held
onto
my
head
as
I
used
my
mouth
to
pleasure
him.
My
other
hand
jerked
the
bottom
of
his
shaft.
I
got
a
rhythm
going
between
my
hand
and
my
mouth.
He
started
moving
his
hips
as
he
got
closer
to
exploding.
I
bobbed
my
head
up
and
down
harder
and
faster.
The
more
I
worked,
the
louder
he
moaned.
He
held
my
hair
and
pulled
it
as
he
held
my
head
still.
I
tasted
his
release
on
my
tongue
and
swallowed
his
whole
load,
before
licking
my
lips
and
looking
into
his
eyes.
I
kissed
the
tip
and
smiled.
“Wow!”
He
pulled
me
up
and
kissed
me.
I
backed
away,
not
understanding
that
he
could
actually
want
to
kiss
me
after
that.
But,
he
did.
He
kissed
me
hard,
like
he
wanted
to
eat
me.
I
loved
how
erotic
it
seemed.
I
grabbed
at
his
shoulders
and
dug
my
nails
into
his
back.
He
reached
down
and
used
his
fingers
to
penetrate
me.
I
could
tell
how
wet
I
was.
Sucking
him
off
turned
me
on
and
I
was
ready
to
do
it
again.
I
enjoyed
feeling
his
soft
foreskin
against
my
lips.
Our
tongues
brushed
and
teased,
while
his
thumb
rubbed
hard
against
my
clit.
My
body
began
to
buck.
I
filled
with
emotional
bliss
as
I
felt
myself
letting
go.
He
pulled
his
fingers
out
of
me
and
licked
them
while
I
watched.
“Promise
me,
that
whatever
happens,
you’ll
come
to
me
for
an
explanation
first.
When
Ivy
finds
out
that
you
know,
she’ll
make
me
look
like
the
bad
guy.”
“I
promise.
I
won’t
let
her
keep
you
from
me,
Stosh.
Not
this
time!”
Chapter
10
You
are
dead
to
me.
It
was
hard
for
me
to
think
about
walking
away
from
someone
that
I’d
fantasized
about
being
with
my
whole
adult
life.
It
didn’t
help
that
he
was
everything
I
imagined
and
more.
Stosh
had
swept
me
away
in
just
two
short
days.
There
would
never
be
enough
time
for
me
to
be
able
to
walk
away
from
him
and
not
be
a
mess
over
it.
We
made
love
all
night,
never
taking
each
other
for
granted.
He
invaded
my
soul
and
I
let
him.
I
memorized
the
musky
scent
of
his
skin
and
the
way
he
felt
against
my
fingers.
We
laughed
together,
and
even
cried
together,
knowing
that
I
wasn’t
going
to
be
able
to
stay.
As
much
as
we
tried
to
not
think
about
it,
I
knew
it
was
on
both
of
our
minds.
I
had
to
keep
telling
myself
that
it
wasn’t
forever.
When
the
smoke
cleared,
we’d
be
together
again.
Nothing
was
going
to
stand
in
our
way
this
time.
In
the
middle
of
the
night
his
phone
rang.
I
knew
it
must
have
been
important,
since
he
hopped
out
of
bed
and
went
running
into
the
living
room.