Something in her hated this two-step, and some part of her was pleased he’d even take the time to dance it with her. All he had was this moment, this snapshot, this space between breaths when her face shined underneath him and his name was on her lips and he could do this without hiding his pain or tamping down the rage or pretending he was anything, anybody else. Xxx hindi “That about sums it up.”
“We should get going, before Mom gets here.” She tapped his shoulder, indicating it was time to roll away. He knew when this became a habit, this short tumble off their adrenaline high into each other, that over the months and years her smooth pale skin would begin to crisscross with the hard knots and scars of iron and copper and flesh and bone. He finally said, “If Ellen shows up, you can deal with her yourself.
