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“Emmy, you have to look at the facts. They found his cum all over your sheets. Not just a little bit. This wasa lot.If he’s not been there with you, how did that get there?”
She turned to face him. “Thomas, you’re really good at your job, and I appreciate everything you’ve both done for me, but you’ve got this wrong. Tanner loves me. He wouldn’t do this to me. There’s another explanation. There is someone else behind this.”
I couldn’t help the sigh of relief that slipped from my lips as she defended me. Even after everything I’d done to her, she believed my side of the story.
“You’d be surprised the lengths people will go to, Emmy. The fucked up things they can do. Just because you were with him doesn’t mean he hasn’t done this. The break-in brought you back to him. That might have been his plan all along."
I pressed a kiss to Emmy’s temple before lifting her from my lap. “This is a lot. I need some space. Some time. I’m not about to drink before anyone worries. I just need… something that isn’t this. Thomas, I’d be happy to talk to you about why I didn’t bag up my cum and pay someone to trash Emmy’s apartment and tip it all over her sheets and why I’m not the person you think I am, but right now, I need space to breathe.”
“Go, Tanner. We know it’s not you,” Addi spoke, trying to soothe my anger.
I stalked down the hall into my suite, slamming the door. A shot of booze would have been perfect, but I couldn’t. I didn’t crave it as much anymore. I’d been sober for almost a year, and now I was doing it just for me, situational factors didn’t affect me as much. But right now, I could have drank.
I shucked off my clothes, stepping into the shower, hoping it would wash away the stress and accusations. The water hit my body, and I sighed, wishing this place had a pool I could sink into, as the shower wasn’t enough to release the frustration and worry building in my body.How could I keep Emmy safe if I had no clue who was trying to hurt us and now the one person who might have been able to solve this whole mess thought it was me?
“Hey, rock star. Room for one more?”
Shocked, I turned, finding Emmy standing naked in front of the shower door.
I let out a moan of appreciation as I took in her body. The body I’d not seen or touched for way too long. The body I’d dreamed about every night. “Em, God, you’re stunning, but it’s probably not a good idea if they think I’m doing this to you.”
“But you’re not.”
“No, angel. I’m not.”
“Then that’s all I need to know.”
I opened the door and pulled her in, watching as the water washed over her. My cock swelled so much it hurt.
Burying my hand in her hair, I tilted her head back to look at me. “Emmy, I would never lie to you, never hurt you, never cheat on you.”
“I know, Tan. In that room just now, I realized. I know how much you love me. I trust you, Tanner Hastings. I trust you with my life and I’m not going anywhere. If you tell me this isn’t you, then that’s all I need to hear. If you’ll have me back, I’m yours. I won’t run. Not ever. I promise. You never have to worry about me leaving you. I’ll always, always believe you’re worth sticking around for.” She wrapped her arms around me, securing herself to me, as if she was trying to reinforce her point.
My body froze as her words took root. I was so sure I’d lost Emmy for good and here she was promising me everything I’d ever wanted to hear.
“Angel, are you sure because I don’t think my heart can take it if you run again. Honestly, if it was for that lot out there and Levi, I’m not sure I would have recovered as well as I did the last time you left. If you have any doubts… about me, about this life, about us, now is the time to tell me.”
“No doubts, I promise, Tanner. I’ve missed you so much. You’re all I want. I wanted to tell you that when you found me in the stairwell at the book party, but I was so scared we’d end up back in the same place, with me getting hurt, but being back near you… having you touch me, hold me, love me… it’s all I want.”
“But what about what I said to you? The things I called you…accused you of? I’m not sure I can ever forgive myself for that, so I don’t know how you could.”
She dropped her head for a second, before looking back up at me. “Levi was right, we shouldn’t have tried to be together so early in your sobriety. It was too much… for both of us. I know how hard you’ve been working—Addi filled me in. I know you won’t ever speak to me like that again. And what happened with you the night I ran, I’m so sorry you went through that. What those women did to you was the worst. We both have a lot to be sorry for. We both acted selfishly and stupidly. How about we start afresh. Start a new chapter in our story?
“ If we do this, it’s because you believe I’ve changed. That I’m not the addict I was. That I love you, but I’m not addicted to you.”
“That’s a shame, Tanner, because I think I might be addicted to you, but you have to promise that your sobriety is on you. I need you to promise me that my behavior won’t be the reason you drink. It’s too much pressure, Tan.”
I pulled her towards me and took a moment to enjoy her skin pressed against me. “I promise, angel, I’ve changed. I’ve learned so much since you’ve been gone. I’ll give you whatever you need if I get to have you in my life. I’ve missed you so much.”
She sighed and wrapped her hand around my cock, her touch soft as she moved her hand up and down, like she was trying to remind herself how I felt. She leaned up on her tiptoes to kiss me, but just as her lips were about to cover mine, she gasped, releasing her hold on me and stepping back.
“What the hell is that, Tanner?”
I looked down at where she was staring.
“It’s a piercing,” I replied, raising an eyebrow, trying not to laugh.
She stared down at the platinum bar that now sat horizontally just below the head of my cock.
