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2024-10-29 19:42:56Cali
I wrapped my arms across my chest, not that it did a lot to hide my body from the man across the room, but it did help to warm some of the cold I was suddenly feeling.
I had kind of understood his rejection the night before, after all, I think if we had carried on I was likely to burn the house down. But we had both been fine this time, sure I had gotten a little warm and I felt the ice on Tristan’s hands at one point but we both managed to control it.
I glanced down at myself wondering for a moment if it was me that he didn’t want and the old insecurities of never being normal and never being good enough crept in for a minute, until I saw the look in his eye. No, it wasn’t disgust or revulsion or even indifference on his face, it was pain.
I was causing him pain.
With a hard swallow I lost a little of my dignity as I bent and picked up the clothes I had dropped on the floor before
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