Chapter 85
"Natasha, no, it's not like that... why—" He quickly tried to defend but Natasha pulled away from him and stood up as she suddenly started crying like a child, her face flushed and tears streaming freely down her cheeks.
"You don't like me anymore!" she said gently, her voice breaking as she touched herself. "You want me to leave, don't you?"
Drogen stared, utterly speechless. He never meant it that way, and if he was being honest, he didn't want the three months to end at all. She was a mess, her emotions spilling over like a flood he had no idea how to contain. He felt an unfamiliar pang in his chest. Was it worry? Guilt? He couldn't quite place it.
"Why are you crying? Stop it," he said, his tone softening as he approached her cautiously. "I won't tell you to leave, okay? Just stop crying."
