Chapter 88
RIZ “What?” I could barely hear my own voice. Justin caressed my cheek and looked at me with so much love. “I came to see you every year. What you’re thinking—that I never came for you—it’s not true.” My knees buckled, and if he hadn’t caught me, I would’ve collapsed onto the carpeted floor. He picked me up and sat on the edge of the bed. I was fully aware that he was still naked while I had on only a T-shirt and panties. I wanted to laugh at how we looked, but more than that, I wanted to hear what he had to say. It seemed the last eight years weren’t what I thought they were. “I didn’t see you at—” “Because it wasn’t my intention to show myself to you. It was hard for me to let you go. And if we saw each other and talked, it would’ve been even harder to leave you.” “Hard? You were t
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