Page 105 of Only for Love

“No? Christ. Fuck, Emma, why?”

“I saw—” She cuts herself off and steps closer. “Why are you here?”

“Work.”

She pinches her eyes closed. “Don’t leave me. No matter how mad you are, please, please don’t leave me here alone.”

“What the fuck is going on?”

Again, her eyes dart above me. She’s guarding herself, watching her words.

Knock, knock, knock.

Emma pivots to the door, trembling enough that I can see it despite her clothes. “Shit.”

I push through the anger, the guilt, and all of the questions about her past and concentrate on the scared girl in front of me. “What’s going on?”

“Just act normal.”

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