Bella “Ax… Axel?” “It"s me, sweetness.” I sat in the bottom of my bedroom closet, hanging clothes swathing my body and the rough texture of carpet under my knees- rug burn only adding to the fearful shivers I couldn"t shake. After a long day, all I"d wanted was to go home, have a glass of wine and a nice, long bubble bath. And I had. For once, I"d just spoiled myself. Meeting Axel in the park was a surprise, one that left me teetering on the edge of letting go. Letting go and letting him in. I wanted to. God, did I want to. The questions in my head weren"t letting me, though. What did he want? What did I want? What was this thing between us? Attraction? Love? I just didn"t know. I needed some time to think, to get my head on straight. So, I"d gone to bed earlier tonight, wanting

