Losing Lola (Mercy's Angels Book 5) by Kirsty Dallas

Author:Kirsty Dallas [Dallas, Kirsty]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-05-19T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 19

DREW

The tension and fear coming from Lola was so thick I thought I might choke on it. She was terrible at hiding her emotions. She assumed I was bailing and leaving her to fend for herself. I couldn’t entirely blame her, though. I’d been trying hard to keep my true intentions and feelings under wraps, not wanting to overwhelm her. The way she sat crossed legged in the middle of her bed, her body visibly shaking with emotion, told me it was time to lay it all out for her. If she couldn’t handle the truth, and my need for her was rejected, then I’d back off, but I sure as fuck wasn’t going to leave her to fend for herself. And she sure as fuck wasn’t going to pick up where she left off. Where she left off wasn’t really living, it was just existing, moving through the days with detached apathy. I wanted to show her how to live again. I wanted her to feel free and safe. Lola was mine to protect; I was her sword that would one day exact her revenge.

“You make it a habit jumping to conclusions?” Her brow furrowed in confusion. “We need to talk, and I need to make a few things clear.”

I walked into her space, a space I hadn’t once stepped into since she’d made it hers. This was hers to feel safe in, somewhere she could retreat to when she needed to hide. Not anymore though, it was time for Lola to stop hiding. She'd come a long way over the last month; her sessions with David were obviously helping. She still had one heck of a mountain to climb, but I was going to be there to climb every step with her.

Sitting down on the bed, I gently took hold of the small bucket that sat in front of her. It was her bucket of fears, and it looked as full now as it did the day she made it. On the top sat a scrap of paper, and in Lola’s familiar messy handwriting were the words “Grow a set and tell Drew how you feel about him.” Reading it, I froze. When I was able to pull my gaze away and settle it on Lola, she looked like a spooked deer. Her eyes were big and round with surprise, her mouth was slightly open, and her cheeks filled with red blotches. Placing the bucket on the ground, I pulled that one fear out and stared at it.

“Ummm, I . . .” Lola tried to speak but clearly lost her courage when I glanced her way again.

“How about I go first,” I suggested.

Lola nodded.

“The first time I saw you was at Bouquets. Your hair was jet black, parted down the middle, and in braids that made you look about ten-years-old. I was ready to check myself in to therapy being attracted to someone who looked so young, but your body was anything but childish. You only ever

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