Everything She Needs (The Everything Trilogy) by Shandwick K.L

Author:Shandwick, K.L. [Shandwick, K.L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: K.L.Shandwick
Published: 2014-01-19T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 20 – GOOD TIMES

“I’m gonna work it out, Lily. I need you in my life like I need to breathe.” I felt a mixture of emotions now that he was finally telling me what I wanted to hear. I was elated, but not totally convinced. He hadn’t exactly made good on anything he’d told me before.

I wondered if my face showed my feelings because he shook his head vigorously. “I’m not letting you go this time, if you’ll give me another chance.”

I pushed past him and widened the bathroom door so that I could leave the confined space we were in. He stepped back, and I walked out into the bedroom. “How can I give you another chance, Alfie? We’ve never been together, we never had a chance.” He smirked and opened his arms.

“Lily, who were we kidding? As far as I’m concerned, we’ve been together since the first time we kissed in the long grass back at college, the day I met you. I knew I wasn’t able to commit to you, but I still had to claim you in some way as mine.”

He came closer and knelt before me. His scent had been disarming me all the time he’d been next to me on the bed. I wanted to grab his t-shirt and pull him towards me.

My eyes flicked to his lips, then met his gaze. He brought his hands up either side of my face and held me still, just staring into my eyes. He smiled, and I responded by smiling back.

He looked amazing, well, even that wasn’t a good enough description, but I couldn’t find a bigger adjective to do him justice. “You look so handsome when you smile,” I whispered, my eyes feasting on his face.

I shocked myself, I was more thinking it, but said it out loud. “You look so damned beautiful no matter what.” He smiled, his hands lacing mine.

“I’ve treated you so fucking badly, Lily. Can you ever forgive me?” I stared into his eyes, knowing that I would forgive him of anything, always.

I couldn’t let him know that, especially when he had put me through so much already. “I don’t know, Alfie, treating me badly is pretty much an understatement.”

He swallowed hard and nodded, acknowledging how he failed me. “Are you going to leave me stranded if Kara calls you? What about if I need you too? Who are you going to choose? Right now, I have to believe it would be her, if for no other reason than her child.

“How am I supposed to compete with that?” I asked.

“Trust me, Lily. I’m working on it, you have to believe me.” I stared him out, and felt I was forcing him into a corner, making him choose, when he had no choice to make really.

He had committed to Kara before he knew me. He couldn’t turn his back on her now. He let go of my hands and brought them up to my face. His thumb pad smoothed over my cheek, as the palm of his other hand cradled my jawline.

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