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wrong, honey?”
She bit down on her lower lip and shook her head. “Nothing.” Leaning over she tried to kiss him again, but he continued to pull back.
“Tell me. I can see you’re nervous. I haven’t seen that look on your face since the first time we were together. And you know how badly that ended. So tell me what’s going on.”
She couldn’t tell him. How big of a lunatic would she look if she told him that after only one week that she had fallen hopelessly in love with him? So much so, that it was to the point that she was consumed with worry that she might lose him. “I swear it’s nothing.”
She hoped he didn’t know that she was lying. Things were going so good between them. She didn’t want to ruin things between them, but she knew moving in with him so soon could be a mistake. One he could live to regret. As if reading her thoughts, he spoke.
“Is this about the living together thing? Because we don’t have to, you know? You can stay at the hotel if you want.” His words came out quickly as if trying not to rush her.
Great. Was he already changing his mind? It was happening quicker than she thought it would. “Sure. Yeah, you’re right. We don’t have to rush into anything.” She turned away from him and tried to hide the hurt that she felt.
Although her words were killing him, he couldn’t ignore the fact that she wouldn’t look at him. She was definitely hiding something. He wouldn’t rush her, but he wasn’t going to lose her to a misunderstanding either. He had to know what was going on inside of her head.
Quinn got up from the bed and went around to the other side. He sat next to her and pulled her up. She still wouldn’t look at him, but he turned his body to face hers and used his forefinger to raise her chin. “Look at me, Annie.”
She did as he asked. She hated that he saw the way her eyes glistened with tears.
“Baby, what’s wrong?” His gut tightened in pain at the sight of her saddened eyes.
She expelled a breath and tried to play it down. She knew she was being silly. They’d only started, well, sleeping together a week ago. She shouldn’t be this attached to him already. “It’s nothing. I’m sorry.”
The look on his face told her that he was angry. Why couldn’t she talk to him? What’s more was why didn’t she think she could trust him?
“That’s a lie.” He framed her face with his hands and rested his forehead against hers. “Annie, please. Tell me. What’s wrong?”
She looked into the depths of his eyes. They were so close to and one another. The gold flecks almost shimmered as she stared at them. They looked so beautiful. The longer she stared into them she became even more convinced than ever that he would leave her. She wished she knew what it was about him that left her feeling so insecure. Even with Larry she knew it was his loss. She knew she was a good catch. But with Quinn she felt like she wasn’t enough woman to keep him happy and that pained her more than anything, because she wanted him to be happy. She loved him.
“It’s nothing, Quinn. Please let’s just forget about it.”
He shook his head and kissed her nose. “No,” he whispered.
“I can’t talk about this. I’m sorry.” She got up from the bed and ran into the bathroom and closed the door.
Quinn sat there stunned. What happened? In a matter of minutes they went from playful foreplay to her being so upset about something that she was near tears and couldn’t look him in the eye. He got up from the bed and went to the bathroom door.
Knocking, he asked her to open it. Which was only met with the sound of the shower turning on. He reached for the handle and was surprised to find it unlocked. He walked in and saw her standing in the shower; she turned to look at him as he came around the door. He wanted to question her. To demand that she tell him what was wrong. But he didn’t. He saw the look in her eyes. He knew what she needed. She didn’t look as sad
She bit down on her lower lip and shook her head. “Nothing.” Leaning over she tried to kiss him again, but he continued to pull back.
“Tell me. I can see you’re nervous. I haven’t seen that look on your face since the first time we were together. And you know how badly that ended. So tell me what’s going on.”
She couldn’t tell him. How big of a lunatic would she look if she told him that after only one week that she had fallen hopelessly in love with him? So much so, that it was to the point that she was consumed with worry that she might lose him. “I swear it’s nothing.”
She hoped he didn’t know that she was lying. Things were going so good between them. She didn’t want to ruin things between them, but she knew moving in with him so soon could be a mistake. One he could live to regret. As if reading her thoughts, he spoke.
“Is this about the living together thing? Because we don’t have to, you know? You can stay at the hotel if you want.” His words came out quickly as if trying not to rush her.
Great. Was he already changing his mind? It was happening quicker than she thought it would. “Sure. Yeah, you’re right. We don’t have to rush into anything.” She turned away from him and tried to hide the hurt that she felt.
Although her words were killing him, he couldn’t ignore the fact that she wouldn’t look at him. She was definitely hiding something. He wouldn’t rush her, but he wasn’t going to lose her to a misunderstanding either. He had to know what was going on inside of her head.
Quinn got up from the bed and went around to the other side. He sat next to her and pulled her up. She still wouldn’t look at him, but he turned his body to face hers and used his forefinger to raise her chin. “Look at me, Annie.”
She did as he asked. She hated that he saw the way her eyes glistened with tears.
“Baby, what’s wrong?” His gut tightened in pain at the sight of her saddened eyes.
She expelled a breath and tried to play it down. She knew she was being silly. They’d only started, well, sleeping together a week ago. She shouldn’t be this attached to him already. “It’s nothing. I’m sorry.”
The look on his face told her that he was angry. Why couldn’t she talk to him? What’s more was why didn’t she think she could trust him?
“That’s a lie.” He framed her face with his hands and rested his forehead against hers. “Annie, please. Tell me. What’s wrong?”
She looked into the depths of his eyes. They were so close to and one another. The gold flecks almost shimmered as she stared at them. They looked so beautiful. The longer she stared into them she became even more convinced than ever that he would leave her. She wished she knew what it was about him that left her feeling so insecure. Even with Larry she knew it was his loss. She knew she was a good catch. But with Quinn she felt like she wasn’t enough woman to keep him happy and that pained her more than anything, because she wanted him to be happy. She loved him.
“It’s nothing, Quinn. Please let’s just forget about it.”
He shook his head and kissed her nose. “No,” he whispered.
“I can’t talk about this. I’m sorry.” She got up from the bed and ran into the bathroom and closed the door.
Quinn sat there stunned. What happened? In a matter of minutes they went from playful foreplay to her being so upset about something that she was near tears and couldn’t look him in the eye. He got up from the bed and went to the bathroom door.
Knocking, he asked her to open it. Which was only met with the sound of the shower turning on. He reached for the handle and was surprised to find it unlocked. He walked in and saw her standing in the shower; she turned to look at him as he came around the door. He wanted to question her. To demand that she tell him what was wrong. But he didn’t. He saw the look in her eyes. He knew what she needed. She didn’t look as sad
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