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sponging up regret.
I promise never,
never to hurt you.
I wanted him to prove it.
Needed him to prove it.
“Make love to me.”
I could feel he wanted to.
I want to.
You know I do.
But not today.
Relief, Disappointment
A flash flood of love and a surge
of need so deep it went way beyond the monster.
“Please, Chase? I have to know
what it’s like when two people
really want to.”
And you will. I will take you to
heights you can’t imagine. But not
until you’ve healed.
I didn’t understand. Go ahead.
Call me dense. “It’s only a few
bruises, Chase.”
I meant not until you’re free
from dreams of yesterday.
When we make love, the only
people there should be you and me.
He was right. Adam lingered on
my nightstand. Brendan would
haunt me, a shadow, for days.
When you’ve vanquished your ghosts,
