I should be working and yet I can’t stop thinking about Sadie.
The taste of her lips. The way her tears slid hot against my fingers. The storm of emotions she tried so hard to hide, only for me to glimpse the raw truth beneath.
Fuck! Why did it take me this long to realize how beautiful she is? How come I never saw her for what she is? Kind, courageous, and wonderful.
Every day in my bed, right before I go to sleep, I beat myself up for being so blind. For not noticing her sooner. I’ve known her since she was a little girl; I had her chasing me for years yet not once did I ever notice how wonderful she is. She’s perfect; I just wish I’d seen that earlier.
I lean back in my office chair, but I’m useless tonight. No amount of paperwork is enough to distract me. Knox is pacing inside me,
