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His lips briefl y meet mine again. When I don’t push hi m away, hi s

mouth comes back a thi rd time.
A fourth.
When hi s lips meet mine the fifth time, they don’t lea ve.
He wraps hi s arms around me and pulls me to hi m. My body is
tired and wea k, but it rememb ers hi m. My body rem em bers ho w hi s
body can soothe ev er ythi ng I’m feel ing . How hi s ha s a gent lenes s in it

tha t my body ha s been craving for two mont hs no w.
“I love you,” he whi spers agains t my mouth. His tong ue sweep s
softly agains t mine and it’s so wrong and so good and so painf ul.
Bef ore I kno w it, I’m on my back and he’s crawling on top of me. His
touch is ev er ythi ng I need and ev er ythi ng I sho uldn’t.
His ha nd wraps in my ha ir and in an ins tant , I’m trans ferr ed back
to tha t ni ght .

I’m in the kitche n, an d hi s han d is tugging my hai r so har d it hu r ts.
He brushes the ha ir from my face and in an ins tant , I’m
trans ferred back to tha t ni ght .
I’m standi ng in the do or way, an d hi s han d is trai ling ac ross my sho ulde r,
right before he bites into me with al l the strength in hi s jaw.
His forehea d res ts gent ly agains t mine and in an ins tant , I’m

trans ferred back to tha t ni ght .
I’m on thi s sam e bed beneat h hi m whe n he slam s hi s he ad ag ai nst mine so
har d I hav e to get six stitche s.
My body bec omes unres pons ive to hi s. The ang er beg ins to roll
back over me. His mouth stops moving agains t mine when he feel s me
freez e.
When he pulls back and looks down on me, I don’t ev en ha ve to

say any thi ng . Our ey es , locked toget her, spea k more na ked truths
tha n our mouths ev er ha ve. My ey es are tel ling hi s tha t I can no
long er stand being touched by hi m. His ey es are tel ling mine tha t he
alrea dy kno ws.
He beg ins to no d, slowly.
He backs away from me, crawling down my body unt il he’s at the

ed ge of the bed with hi s back to me. He’s still no dding as he comes to
a slow stand , fully aware tha t he’s no t get ting my forgivene ss toni ght .
He beg ins hea ding toward my bed room door.
“Wait,” I say to hi m.