#Chapter297
/"Jake, it shouldn’t have happened, we crossed a line./" She glanced his way, softening her tone the way she did at work when she was trying to soothe a bad mood over some shitty business meeting. She was pandering to him, and he couldn’t fucking stand it over this. He lost the last ounces of control on his temper.
/"And there she is! Right back to square one./" The sarcasm was thick in his tone. His body stiffening in his seat with sheer anger and heartbreak fighting each another for control.
/"What’s that supposed to mean?/" She turned at him angrily.
/"Anytime you get close, Emma, even a hint of letting go, you snap right back in and shut the door. No conversation, no acknowledgment of it, just wham. Over!/" He barked at her, letting his anger loose, unable to stop the infernal ache in his gut from leaking out.
