-James- I shouldn’t have let it go this far. I knew how much Lara was struggling right now, but she had been avoiding me, and I had hoped she would eventually come to me—though I didn’t want to think like that. But she hadn’t sought me out, so now I took control again. I brought Lara back to my room, but she hesitated in the doorway. I knew she was stalling, aware of what had happened in this room and the bathroom. We had certainly been everywhere—panting, screaming, and lost in each other’s bodies. It had been fantastic, and it was exactly what she needed right now. “Scared?” I challenged. As I expected, she narrowed her eyes, crossed her arms, and marched into the room, closing the door behind her. It proved she wasn’t afraid of anything, which made me smile. I walked to the middle o

