Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

Chapter 550

"Of course!"

This... didn't sound like Murray at all.

"I feel obliged to remind you, we've only got six hours till sunset, and then today's pretty much done."

"Yeah. As much as I'd love to hang out with you every second, I know you need your midday nap in winter, or you'll be cranky all afternoon."

Samantha paused for a moment, "Then I want my own room."

Murray laughed, but his eyes were filled with a bittersweet look, "That was the plan all along. I'm not that shameless."

Samantha remained non-committal.

The bitterness in his eyes spread, "That time at the cabin... watching you pack your books to leave, I was so mad, I don't know what got into me, I just..."

"Later, I kept wondering why I lost my senses, did what I did... first, you were gone for days, no word, I missed you like crazy; second, I guess I wanted to scare you a bit, hoping you'd come back on your own..." Samantha's gaze at him was truly indescribable.

There was disbelief at the absurdity, but also, sympathy.

Yes, sympathy.

A person who couldn't even express love properly was bound to take many detours in life before they could grow.

was just the

the

upstairs

this is your

the vase she'd picked up on a whim was still on

stayed in during her junior year summer

said, "Rest well, call

"Thank you," Samantha replied.

gently closing

for

downstairs, she found Murray sitting on the living

in front of him, lost ino

spiral staircase, he snapped back to reality, standing

wrong with the room?

"I'm well-rested. Do you have

He seemed taken

her

had braced himself for her to

gaze, Samantha smiled,

Murray smiled back.

"Shall we... head out?"

a

her