Chapter Seventeen
The water shut off. On the other side of the door, he could hear Millie rustling. The noise of his heart pounding in his ears drowned out all other noise. Forcing himself to breathe through his mouth, he fought for calm, failing. A wave of nausea hollowed his stomach. His gaze jerked up at the sound of the door opening, and their gazes collided as she gasped, eyes going wide.
For a long moment, neither of them spoke.
“How come you’ve never asked me why I won’t spend the night?”
She blinked.
“How come you’ve never asked, not once, why we’ve never been fully n***d together?”
He couldn’t decipher the look on her face. It was unlike anything he’d ever seen. Passionate, loving, fierce… and full of heartache. Panic raced through him. Quite possibly he’d lose his s**t if s
