The expression on his face revealed everything, causing her breath to hitch.
"You are truly unbelievable. Get off me, Floyd."
Lucielle attempted to sidestep him, but he seized her waist, drawing her closer to his body.
"When I said I hadn't been with anyone else, I was telling the truth. But there are things I should have disclosed to you from the beginning and didn't. I didn't want to frighten you."
Lucielle pushed against his chest until he finally relented, granting her a small amount of personal space. Her eyes were stinging with tears she was desperately trying to hold back. He was finally opening up to her, communicating with her, but it was too late.
She didn't want to hear any of it.
"I can't-" her voice faltered. "I can't deal with this right now."
"And I can't live without
