Chapter 37: Daisy

##Chapter 37: Daisy

I take a step toward him. Then another. I move cautiously as if approaching a skittish animal. One that could bolt at any moment.

"I didn't seek you out," I remind him. "You were waiting for me in my bedroom."

He rips his gaze from my body and I instantly feel the loss of it.

"I shouldn't have," he mumbles. "It was a shit decision on my part."

Wow.

I point to the door. I won't beg anyone for their time or attention. I've been down that road before with my parents. In the end, it never works out.

Carter can have any girl he wants. And he has. I've seen it play out hundreds of times before. All he has to do is crook a finger and they come running en masse. But that's not me. I have zero interest in being a jersey chasing groupie.

"Then you should leave before you make any more decisions you'll end up regretting." It takes effort to keep the hurt from seeping into my voice.

Carter sucks in a breath and nods. "You're right."

Disappointment surges through