#Chapter 325 – Finally. Finally.

I cry out as I’m pulled backwards – surprised more than hurt and suddenly I’m pressed against

him in the pouring rain. Roger holds me tight, one hand around my upper arm, the other wrapped

firmly around me, pressing my body to his

And the feel of him, of his skin hot against my own – my towel is gone, I have no idea where — I

cry harder at the feel of him and rest my forehead against his chest, because I know I can’t have it

– I can’t-

“Cora!” Roger shouts, above the wind and the rain. “What – Cora! What the hell are you doing?!”

“I can’t!” I sob. “I can’t do this, Roger! I can’t be with you like this, not if you’ll….you’ll never love

me! I can’t have you in half measures!” I look up at him then, into his face, realizing the truth of it

in that moment. “I can’t do this if you can’t take me for who I am! Human! Broken! Complicated,

difficult! Confused, and jealous, and mad pretty much all the time! If you can’t take me like that,” I

shout, begging now, “then let me go, Roger! Because I can’t –”

I glance back in the direction of the hotel, my sobbing breaths tearing at my lungs, “I can’t have

half of you. I can’t have – just…. lust. It will kill me! It will break my heart, and I’ll never survive it!”

With the last words I pound my free hand against his chest, my palm slapping wet against his

skin.

Roger stares down at me as I confess everything to him- my whole heart – listening to every

when the words stop pouring

breath, he tightens his arms around me, giving me an angry little shake.

jaw and I can tell that he’s mad – but I have

down at me. “You’re my

arms, the gesture not at all sweet or romantic –

is all of you – my whole life,

  1. was an idiot” he continues, his voice breaking, “I hesitated, and I’ll regret it until the day I

want – all I’ll ever want is this –”

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on mine,

harder against him. My arms are around his neck, pulling him

him as every piece of me – every molecule

something in me screams to the universe. And

responds, lightening cracking above us, the rain pouring around

him and ravages my mouth with

well might be. The water rushes around

against it and something fierce within me

that I’ve been a fool to run from this. That we can face

whichever ones comes next.

on his face when Roger pulls away from me. “Come on,” he growls, his skin

the cold rain. Thunder cracks again as he turns back

Then he shakes his head at me,

nod fervently, ignoring his insult, tucking my head

me back to the motel. Barely above the sound of the storm, I hear him

step, something about insane women who run

he’s met my sister, and madness is frequently genetic…

myself smiling, laughing a little and

Because Roger is about to find out precisely how crazy I

motel room is hanging open, blowing in the

strides through the

as he moves steadily towards

a little angry

damn it, but I laugh again – laugh, a little recklessly, as

because he’s so fucking mad at me, and me

so mad at ourselves and I want to tear him to pieces, and I know he wants to

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