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“I love you.”
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Chloe
A shiver runs through me. Foolishly, I’ve let my guard down in this moment. It feels too right not to. This is the way I remember him.
The sweet moments where I felt like the most loved woman in the world. It’s a dangerous game I’m playing. I know it is.
However, a part of me needs this more than I’m willing to admit. I just need to separate reality from the fairy tale.
Keep your heart safe. This isn’t real.
I hear the words, but I don’t think my heart does. As I sink into the heat of his nearly naked body, I know my body doesn’t. I melt into him as if he isn’t the flame that burned me once before.
“I love you,” he says again.
It’s the tenth time he has. I’ve been counting. With each song that passes, the longer I hold on to him, the more I’m falling down the rabbit hole. His words are like an ice pick.
Turning my face up, I look into his eyes. I release a shuddering breath. Those gray eyes pierce through me.
Reaching up, I caress his face. Aged, but still perfection. His lips are coaxing me in. A temptation I should deny.
He lifts a hand to run his fingertips across my cheek. I close my eyes as that connection tries to hum to life. His simple touch is searing. When I do open my eyes and look into his, I’m taken away to another place.
I move my hand to the back of his head, and I pull him toward me. Our lips nearly join when his phone rings. He squeezes his eyes shut and groans.
I step back as if I’ve been scorched. Knowing that could be a call about his child almost buckles my knees. I turn and head for the bedroom. I’ve had enough for today.
I’m only confusing myself. Like I said, my heart is needy, but my mind knows better. This can’t happen.
Don’t get caught up in the moment.
