#Chapter165

I break into a sob immediately, unable to contain the sudden rush of emotion at the unexpectedness of it and the heartache hitting me hard, that sometimes I don’t deserve him in any way, shape or form.

“Baby, what is it?” He quickly slides his seat out and comes around the table to kneel beside me, hauling me against him, smoothing back my hair and cradling my face against his throat instantly. I can barely breathe for the gasping cries that have overcome me, hurting my soul and twisting me up inside.

“Don’t ever leave me. Don’t go backwards.” I cry uncontrollably, through howling sobs. Heart shattering, insecurity at...