Chapter 227 227: The way a man loves a woman
"Let's not talk about it now. You need to rest." Daniel stuttered in the proximity. Her deep gaze entering his soul, and her hot breath brushing against his face, made it difficult for him to think.
His mind was blown, and his thoughts were in tatters, yet the tiny piece of sanity he possessed kept him from succumbing.
Gracey, on the other hand, pouted. "You don't want to be with me," she inquired.
Daniel saw tears in her eyes and hastily shook his head.
"No. That's not what I mean," he instantly responds to her assertions.
"Then why don't you kiss me?" She urged.
"..."
Gracey had lost her mind and was babbling nonsense. Or, more accurately, it is what Daniel thought.
He didn't want to take advantage of a drunk girl. So he did his best to keep it secure.
"I've been looking at your lips, and they're appealing. I usually find them juicy and luscious, yet I avoid kissing you."
Daniel remained silent as he proceeded to hear her out.
Gracey had never been this open with him, at least not about her feelings, because she always appeared so controlled and in control.
But the effects of the drink were finally pushing her feelings to the surface, and he was completely taken aback.
"Why?" he inquired, with considerable restraint.
"Because I don't want to fall," she explained, prompting him to frown.
"Fall?"
"Yes, because I know if I kiss you, I will eventually give in to the emotions of falling in love with you"
her waist tightened, and he pushed her
He inquired, his gaze looking
fall in love with you,"
you," she added, gradually bringing
respond since everything
him confessing his love for her. Allowing her to
to clear his mind, but someone was
frustrated,
kissing
felt her entire body on fire and sought a resource to extinguish
Daniel's lack of action left her
fumbled, blinking
don't know
Just get lost," Gracey lurched up to get on her feet, annoyed by Daniel
me. You only want to
tent, but everything was too hazy for her
be
"Uh?"
me. I made my intentions known to you." Daniel felt offended and wanted to settle things up
wall between them? She believed he wanted to be friends
why would it be when he is dying
She
do not want to be friends with you," he
to be
misunderstood his remarks
sober Gracey over this
I'll never speak those things
cry. I did not mean it that way. I admit I don't want to be friends with you-" she cried out
that's because I want us to be more than friends."
her stillness as an opportunity to have her fully gaze at him as he held her
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