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.

she was just the starting point of that

just the

led upstairs

Watson, this is your

she'd picked up

Samantha stayed in during her junior year

call me

"Thank you," Samantha replied.

closing the door

napped for

she found Murray sitting on the living room , a

front of him, lost ino

snapped back to reality, standing up

wrong with the room?

interrupted, "I'm well-rested. Do you

He seemed

her to cooperate so

himself for her to

Samantha smiled, "I'm

Murray smiled back.

"Shall we... head out?"

gave a

her to their