Chapter Ninety-Seven

She was vulnerable to me then as I had been to her, naked and skin on skin, lying underneath me with more than just lustful intentions. 

Now, it was as if she wasn’t sure what she wanted. What happened to the doughy-eyed Kelsey, who wanted me to make love to her bare? Who trusted me enough to pull out of her when her pill consumption wasn’t taken accurately.

Biting my lip, I stomped on the gas pedal, speeding until I was home and at my condo. 

It was empty whenever I was there without Kelsey. She didn’t come over often because our schedules were so busy, but the open space didn’t seem as lonely when her laughter filled it.

What was she so afraid of anyway? I broke down my walls for her. I thawed my icy heart over and over for her, yet she can’t take the next step? I was over her excuse of coworkers thinking she’d slept her way to her position. Anyone who worked closely with her knew she was talented at belonged in h