I’m not really sure what came over me. There was something hidden behind Joel’s eyes that just made me want to open up to him and let him open up to me. I wanted to take all his pain away. I’m not sure what that meant, but we would eventually find out one way or another.
Joel closed his eyes as I reached out to touch his face. There was something about when we touched each other that put the other at ease. It was another thing that was hard to explain.
“You should stay away from me, Eve. I’m not good for you. I can’t be the one to walk away. I never will be able to, so it has to be you that does.”
My jaw clenched, but I pushed the anger deep inside of me that was building up. I wouldn’t allow my anger to get the best of me now. If Joel wa
