Every single time, she’d give me the apology that I’d never get
from her twin and then she’d sit quietly at my side until I was ready to face the world again. He’d
hang around until he got bored or until Lucy came home and ousted him. XXX I grinned to myself and slid one finger teasingly
down his chest, tracing the lines of his tattoo. Ash’s
words seemed to get caught in his throat and he made a strangled groaning sound instead, arching
toward me. This was a stupid idea, it’d never work anyway. After a while, I simply gave up on responding. He was biting his lip to keep
from speaking, but that didn’t stop him from begging me with his eyes.
