15-05-2021-052358It-Ends-with-Us

I can tell by his voice that it’s not something he wants to talk about right now. Instead of pressing it further, I lift my head ...

Chapter Fourteen My phone rings. I pick it up to see who it is and I’m a little taken aback. It’s the first time Ryle has ever c ...

possible. I squeal when I feel a piercing sting on my right butt cheek. I spin around and Ryle is grinning, holding two bottles ...

upward. Slowly. Jesus. He pushes my legs apart, and then his fingers are inside me. I moan and try to find something to hold on ...

“That place we went to that one time with your mom,” he says. “Bib’s? I made reservations for six o’clock.” My heart feels like ...

I’m instantly not laughing anymore. I’m on the floor, my hand pressed against the corner of my eye. In a matter of one second, R ...

Worry? Panic? He slowly pulls up his right hand and it’s covered in blood. Blood is trickling out of his palm, down his wrist. I ...

“I’m so sorry,” he says again. I pull back and his eyes are red and I’ve never seen him look so sad. “I panicked. I didn’t mean ...

tenderness. I try to forget what happened in the kitchen, but it’s everything right now. He pushed me away from him. Ryle pushed ...

He nods. The bleeding has stopped. I’m sure if he needed stitches, he’d get some, but I think it’ll be fine. I pull the ACE band ...

Ryle slides into bed and pulls the covers over us. He shakes his head. “No, I don’t think soda actually helps anything. My mom j ...

Chapter Fifteen I arrive at the restaurant fifteen minutes late. Right when I was about to close tonight I had a customer come i ...

bad habits for the next several months.” The waiter returns with a dessert cart. “The chef gives all expectant mothers dessert o ...

Shit. The waiter tries to cover for Atlas’s hasty retreat by smiling and showing way too many teeth. “Enjoy your dessert,” he sa ...

Jesus, he thinks this is something else entirely. I take a step forward and shake my head. “He’s not like that, Atlas. It wasn’t ...

“Atlas, stop!” I yell. Atlas releases Ryle forcefully, taking a huge step back. Ryle is breathing heavily, staring at Atlas long ...

I follow Ryle outside and he’s walking toward the parking lot. I run to catch up to him and he just stops and punches at the air ...

I purse my lips together and wrap my arm over my chest, grabbing at my elbow. “Yes. That’s why I didn’t want to go back, Ryle. I ...

I close my eyes and wish I could wash away the entire last two days. Atlas is wrong about Ryle. I just wish Atlas knew he was wr ...

Chapter Sixteen “I mean... I’m not trying to be selfish, but you didn’t taste the dessert, Lily.” Allysa groans. “Oh, it was soo ...