#Chapter167

“Try for me, please. I need this, to heal, to feel normal.” the tears well up inside, afraid that he won’t take this further and I really need him to. I need to feel like I can be everything I should be in a normal relationship, to be a normal woman. That I can be to him what he deserves, he needs … despite his reassurance that he doesn’t. I want to show him how much I love and trust him, and I need to do it where words fail me.

Arrick slides his arms around my waist and kisses me on the neck. Pulling me against him so...