STELLA

“What….” I said with a mouth full of well-cooked bacon.

He laughed. “Nothing. I just thought you weren’t hungry… or isn’t that what you said?”

“It… is. But you tempted me, so you don’t have the right to judge, okay.”

He leaned in. “I’ll never judge you, Stella.” His voice was soft and heavy.

The way he said it made me freeze for a moment, the fork halfway to my mouth. His eyes didn’t waver, and ever since I followed him to his place, I didn’t ...