“I know. It’s why you can never hate me.” He pulls back to gaze at me from a more normal angle.

“I’m still mad at you for leaving me.” I inhale again to clear my sinuses, and Arry frowns.

“You can’t be mad when I go… You know I have a serious problem with ever walking away from you mid-fight, baby. I did it once, and it haunts me still.” He squeezes me tighter, pulling me back under his chin to hug crushingly, and I don’t fight him. Remembering exactly what ...