Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

Brandon stopped without asking anything.

I quickly went on to say, "It's nothing. Let's go upstairs."

In the darkness, I looked down and recalled the person from earlier by the car.

I thought he wouldn't know I lived here. After all, this place was about to be demolished. I didn't expect him to know and even come by.

Still, what was the point of him coming now?

Brandon's strides were long. He was taking two steps at a time.

"Open the door," Brandon said. He sounded slightly out of breath.

I took out the key and unlocked the door. As soon as we were inside, he placed me on the shoe rack and looked at me.

His eyes were deep and mysterious in the dark, like an ocean in the night, as if they could swallow me up at any moment.

I swallowed hard, and before I could speak, he was already kissing me.

"Mae, I'm here for you now. Just take what you want," Brandon said as he started to remove his coat and pull at his collar. Earlier, it was me who was wild and urgent by the car. Now, it was him.

However, I seemed to have lost my desire. The feeling was gone, and it couldn't be recreated.

Meanwhile, Brandon was clearly as eager and longing as I was earlier.

lack of response made Brandon realize this, so he stopped

silence while holding

a while, his breathing gradually calmed,

and grabbed him.

with eyes that made my heart skip a

see the person I saw

so, he might think my lack of response had something to do with that

my period," I

responded with just

heard it many times before, at that

misunderstand," I tried to

hand and held it. "You're the one who shouldn't be

sleep," Brandon said

this. No matter how much I acted out or how difficult I was, he never

on my tiptoes

grabbed my waist and pushed me back down. "Mae, do you think I'm

him to say

looked at me.

want

be harsh with you, se

looked vulnerable, like a child who had been mistreated for a long time and was finally showing his pain.