Leveling the Field (Gamers) by Megan Erickson

Author:Megan Erickson [Erickson, Megan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Entangled: Brazen
Published: 2016-05-01T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Ethan stared at his mantle, at the pictures he kept there to torture himself, with Lissa’s words ringing in his head. It took gargantuan effort to tear himself away from his own misery to think about what she said.

Yes, his initial attraction to Lissa had been all physical. But she made him laugh. He enjoyed her company and listening to her talk. And she was so beautiful when she was focused on her work, like that day in the park.

Would it kill him to let her in? Just a little? It was his mental defect that had been the reason they’d parted ways poorly at the park.

He could head down his hallway and make himself a cocoon on his bed for days. Or he could see if there was any way Lissa could ease some of the pain he’d been carrying for years.

We could have dulled each others’ pain.

What was hiding behind her large smile and warm eyes? What kind of pain had she known? The sound of her car starting outside tore him out of his thoughts, and before he could stop himself, he ran out of the house, leaping down the stairs of his front porch and toward Lissa’s car. Her head was down, most likely changing gears so she could back out of his driveway and leave him.

Like he’d told her to do. He was such an asshole.

The headlights blinding him, he slammed his hands down on the hood of her car, and her head jerked up. He couldn’t see her expression well, so he waited to see if the car would move. He wasn’t sure how long they stared at each other before her arm lowered and the car shut off.

By the time his eyes adjusted to the dark again, she stood in the open doorway of her car.

She didn’t say one word. And it wasn’t because she didn’t have words. It was because it was his turn to talk. To explain. He knew that.

He curled his hands into fists where they still rested on her hood. He held her gaze, even though he wanted to look away, then he gave her the sole reason he was scarred and pissed off and alone. “I killed my sister.”

She didn’t move. Her jaw twitched like she meant to say something, then she shook her head and walked toward him. She reached out, tugged on one of his hands, threaded her fingers through it, and led him back into the house.

He followed her, thankful she hadn’t left. That those four words hadn’t sent her running for the hills.

He’d left the front door open in his wake, and she walked inside, once again placing her camera back on the hook inside the closet door, along with her purse. In the living room, she pushed on his shoulders until he sat on the couch, then she handed him his wineglass and picked up hers.

The whole time, his mind spun as he tried to read her expression. Lissa was expressive, but right now, she was frustratingly blank.

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