==Delilah==
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I stood there. Frozen. Coffee cup still in my hand.
He'd said it. Out loud. Put words to the terrifying thing between us.
"I should go," I repeated.
But my feet wouldn't move.
"Why?" Elliot asked. Calm. Steady.
"Because this is. We're moving too fast."
"Are we?"
"Yes. This was supposed to be lessons. Not. This."
"What is this?"
"I don't know. That's the problem."
He stood. Moved toward me.
I backed up. Hit the counter.
"Don't run," he said.
"I'm not running."
"You are. Every time things get real. You run."
"That's not true."
"Isn't it? The morning after our first time. You kicked me out."
"I had a meeting."
"You left a note, Delilah. Like I didn't matter."
Guilt twisted sharp. "I didn't. I wasn't trying to hurt you."
"Then what were you trying to do?"
