It was as if he had peeled back my skin to expose my bare flesh and bones. going under the surface to the hidden area surrounding my heart and burrowing in. "Nobody really wants that."

David's brows sag in thought. We know you didn't really mean it.

“Please.” There was a sudden and terrible tightening in my throat. It's the truth, and we both know it. I have improved, yet I am still untidy. That's the type of muddle no one needs in their life. Certainly not for very long.

He lets go of me and flops to the floor. Now when I'm lying on the bed and he's on...