The Torches We Carry by L. A. Witt

Author:L. A. Witt [Witt, L. A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-04-29T16:00:00+00:00

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We could only put off the inevitable for so long, and I saw it coming from a mile away. All the way back to the hotel, up the elevator, and down the hall, I could feel it brewing in the tightness in my chest, and I could see it in the twitch of his jaw muscles. If there was such a thing as an emotional relief valve, we’d crossed the threshold of anything it could contain. It didn’t even need a spark to blow at this point.

It didn’t need one, but it got one, and that spark came in the form of me nudging the door closed slightly harder than I needed to. I hadn’t intended to. I wasn’t slamming it or anything. Any other time, we both might’ve jumped at the unexpected bang, and that would have been the end of it.

Not this time.

The door hit home like a gunshot going off, and we both damn near jumped out of our skin, and I could almost literally feel the relief valve give.

Reuben spun around, lips pulled back across his teeth and eyes narrow as he jabbed a finger at me. “What the fuck were you thinking last night?”

I straightened, showing my palms. “Me? It took two, you know.”

He scowled. “Yeah, but it only took one to make the first move.”

“You weren’t exactly protesting in the elevator,” I snapped. “And I definitely didn’t hear any protests once you had my dick down your throat.”

“Of course you didn’t,” he shot back. “You knew you wouldn’t because you know I’ve never been able to say no to you.”

The words were like a slap across the face. We stared at each other in stunned silence.

“Do…” I swallowed. “Do you think that’s why I kissed you? Because I knew you wouldn’t say no?”

He tightened his jaw and folded his arms. “Would you have done it if you thought I’d shoot you down?”

“That’s not the same as going for it because I was taking advantage of you or something.” I showed my palms. “Look, I don’t know why I made a move. It just felt right, and I—”

“Yeah, I’m sure it did.”

I glared at him, not sure if I was more pissed or hurt by the accusations. “I can’t believe you think I was just making a pass at you because… because…” I threw up a hand. “Seriously, Reuben? Is that seriously what you think?”

“Well, I can’t imagine it was because you thought it would make the rest of the trade show bearable, so you tell me.”

I gaped, unable to process all this. He’d lashed out in the past, and God knew in the heat of the moment we’d both said things we didn’t mean, but I couldn’t get my head around what he was saying. Did he really think…? Did he actually believe…?

Fuck. I couldn’t do this. Not now. I was too raw and too tired to stand here and listen to him tell me he thought last night was… like that. Maybe it had been a mistake, but I’d wanted him, and not because I knew he’d say yes.

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