[ It's awkward between them — there's no way around it, not when she once envisioned herself wearing his ring, becoming Mrs. Riley Finn, vowing to love and honor and cherish if not always obey.
(Not when he'd once been so insistent on taking her to a hotel room for her first time, but she'd pulled him down against her, atop the blankets spread haphazardly over the bed of his truck, and pleaded, wanton and desperate, until he'd taken her right then and there. When he'd pulled out, and seen the blood on the condom, he'd apologized so profusely, sweet boy, but she'd kissed him, licking into his mouth until he hardened against her thigh again.)
But something in her chest twists, tightens, when he mentions someone else — not by name, which might be for the best. If she knew, she'd spend all night digging into everything she could, needing to know who this woman is, who's capable of changing the tone of his voice like that. ]
Will we? [ If he's on the job, she doesn't anticipate that he'll be able to engage her all that directly, but maintaining some form of distance is how she's protected her heart all these years. ]
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(Not when he'd once been so insistent on taking her to a hotel room for her first time, but she'd pulled him down against her, atop the blankets spread haphazardly over the bed of his truck, and pleaded, wanton and desperate, until he'd taken her right then and there. When he'd pulled out, and seen the blood on the condom, he'd apologized so profusely, sweet boy, but she'd kissed him, licking into his mouth until he hardened against her thigh again.)
But something in her chest twists, tightens, when he mentions someone else — not by name, which might be for the best. If she knew, she'd spend all night digging into everything she could, needing to know who this woman is, who's capable of changing the tone of his voice like that. ]
Will we? [ If he's on the job, she doesn't anticipate that he'll be able to engage her all that directly, but maintaining some form of distance is how she's protected her heart all these years. ]