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because I really don’t want to lie to her.
    She
shivers as I run my hand down her arm, “You smell like her.”
    I
was so excited to have her in my arms I forgot to wash away Alice’s scent. “She
kissed me,” I tell her knowing if I don’t give her something she’ll never stop
digging.
    She
pushes her body closer to mine, burrowing her head under my chin. As I begin to
drift she whispers into my chest, “Don’t hurt me again.”
    Her
words form a fist around my heart.
    I
wanted to hurt her tonight.
     I
wanted to hurt her for choosing Lucas.
    I
don’t anymore, I just want to love her.
     
    The
next morning Ella is a cold shell of the woman I love. She mopes around the
apartment like she’s lost. After being mute all through breakfast I decide I
need to take her out before she goes deeper into her cocoon. Of course she
refuses. I have to hold her down and strip her sweats from her body to finally
get her to get dressed.
    She
comes out of the room looking sexy as ever in tight jeans, fitted t-shirt and
heeled boots. I adjust my growing erection and she finally smiles at my
efforts. She loves the affect she has on me.
    I
take her to the sky deck but she absolutely refuses to even enter the building.
    “No
Liam, you know I’m afraid of heights. Your rooftop patio makes me nervous, this
is out of the question.” She grips my hand her eye wide and anxious.
    “You’re
not afraid of anything Ella. Let’s just explore the building. You don’t have to
step out on the ledge.” I urge her on with my eyes until she finally gives in
with a nod.
    Her
death grip on my hand loosens as we go thru the exhibits but she freezes up at
the elevator. I tug her in and wrap my arms around her soft curves as she leans
her ass against me, her sweet smell enveloping me, making my cock twitch. She
rears her head back and cocks an eyebrow at me.
    “I’m
shaking with fear and you want to fuck,” she smirks at me. The man next to her
glances over, running his eyes over her body, he snaps his head away after
seeing my murderous glare. Smart guy.
    “I
always want you,” I whisper into her ears, pulling her up closer against me.
When we get off the elevator she grips my bicep, shielding her body behind
mine. She so freaking cute, she can hold her own against me any day but put her
103 stories up and she’s cowering behind me.
    “You
know how to conquer fear, don’t you?” I ask her. She looks at me annoyed by my
comment. She knows the answer she just doesn’t want to do it. “You have to face
it head on.”
    “I’m
not stepping on that ledge Liam.”  I push her ahead of me wrapping my arm
around her waist to prevent her escape. I slowly walk her closer to the ledge
as she tries to dig her heels into the floor.
    “It’s
a glass ledge Liam, what if it breaks?”
    “It
won’t. Remember how hard I fucked you on my glass desk,” I whisper into her ear,
loving the way her body trembles just thinking about it. “Glass is stronger
than you think.” When I finally get her unto the balcony I have to pry her
hands from her face to get her to glimpse at the view. She quickly gets down
and heads for the elevator before I can stop her. I’m satisfied at getting her
up there even though we were headed down the elevator less than five minutes
later.
    She’s
so relieved to be out of the sky deck that by the time we made it to the
sidewalk she is all smiles. Sultry seductive smiles that promise me hours of
pleasure when we get home.

Chapter 7
     
    Isabella
     
    I
walk into my office the next day still riding my Liam high. That man pulled me
out of my huff yesterday and got me to face my fear. It’s like he sensed the
inner battle I was having with my fear and made me face it. I know the rest of
my fears will be no where as easy to face as yesterday but I can see a
possibility now. Standing out on that glass ledge I realized my fear wouldn’t
suffocate me.
    After
the sky deck we ate lunch at a bistro and laughed about any and