

“Left, I mean, flip-flop.” The truck jerked to a stop. Just a little more.” We went another few feet. “Now, when you’re far enough back, step on the brake again.” The edge of the woods came closer. “Now ease off the brake, I mean flip-flop.”

“My dick is not that big.” And as soon as I got the chance, I was whipping out the tape measure to prove it.” If I said anything but hell yeah, it would have been a five-alarm bullshit fire. “No, but we can test that theory if you want.” “Is this where you tell me everyone has a built in ruler and all I need to do is bend over so you can show me how to use mine?” “My dick is not… okay, even if it was, when did you measure it?” “Well, if you did it before the age of twenty, you probably gained an inch.” “What does that have to do with anything?” The measurements of my dick.”įor fear of setting off Morgan’s bullshit o-meter, I had to fess up.

“Which is exactly why they’re only following me.” “But you made it sound like they couldn’t arrest you.” “Now you’re scared to trust me because you might lose everything you have left.” "But it still feels like you’re losing bits and pieces of yourself.” Closer, his exhale ghosted my lips. That’s where it can be tricky, because sometimes trust feels broken when it’s only a little dented up. Then the one time you let trust grow, you thought it had been broken again. Your parents broke your trust when you were really young, it changed you, it took something away. Broken trust?” His touch followed a tear down my cheek to my lips. “Love is easy.” He traced my eyebrow with his thumb. Never had he looked at me with so much knowledge of who I was shining in his eyes.

Morgan pushed his way between my knees and cupped my face. I bumped the coffee table, stumbled, and wound up sitting on my ass. And people who can’t trust, eventually run.” He took a step forward, and even though I didn’t mean to, I took a step back. “Because you’re the one who doesn’t trust. “Then why would you ask about Jeff, or think I was going to leave?” “I know.” He said it so matter-of-fact that I took a step back.
