Secrets in the Shadows
““So what now?” she asked.He looked over his shoulder at her. “What do you mean?”“I don’t even know. What do I do about telling my parents? What do I do about the shop? Any of it?”He hunkered down, taking her hands in his. “You lean on the people who love you a little, and you take it one day, one hour, one minute at a time.” Charlie reached up and smoothed her hair back, letting his hand linger to caress her cheek. “And you give it time.”Lauren turned her face into his hand, eyes closing. “Can ...you help me forget? Just for a little while?” When he drew in a quick breath, she opened her eyes and saw the stunned look on his face. “I don’t mean sex. Just—hold me. Make the ugliness go away? Like you did earlier?”He swallowed, holding her gaze steadily, even though the hand touching her face trembled ever so slightly. “Are you sure you’d be comfortable with that?”“I don’t know.” With a short laugh, he put his head on her knee. “What if I mess things up?”Tunneling her hand through his hair, she smiled.MoreLess
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