She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 415:

But whenever her name came up, there wasn’t a smile waiting for him.

Instead, it stirred up a tight knot of anxiety and heavy questions he couldn’t quite answer.

“You don’t even know if you like her? What’s going on in your head?” Alan teased, draping an arm around Kristian’s shoulders and pulling him in close with a conspiratorial lean. “Tell me this—if she were with someone else, would you feel upset?”

A firm “yes” echoed in Kristian’s mind, immediate and resolute. Not only would he be upset, but he’d also feel compelled to intervene. The mere thought made his jaw tighten.

“And if Mina were wronged, would you stand up for her, help her get back at them?” Alan probed further, his curiosity piqued.

The response sprang to Kristian’s thoughts unbidden, clear and sharp.

“All right, the real kicker,” Alan murmured, his voice dropping to a whisper as he brought his finger to his lips and leaned closer to Kristian’s ear. “Can anyone ever take Mina’s place in your heart?”

his mind a battlefield

reached

Gerard’s words came back to him, echoing in his mind. True affection

his mind, he took out his phone and began searching the

wild daydream? Only feeling attracted to one person?

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impotence to

stop justifying it. Who goes through

men are naturally disinterested in physical intimacy—until they meet the one. Then it’s not lust, but something deeper.

that final comment, as if the words

leaned over, trying to sneak a look, but before he could make out

Alan offered, his determination

of calm, sat upright like a teacher listening to a student’s drunken ramblings. “And