==Delilah==
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I shouldn't have texted him.
Should have ended it after last night. Cut ties before this got more complicated.
But I couldn't stop thinking about him. About the way he'd looked at me. Touched me. Made love to me like I was something precious.
So I texted. Invited him back. Told myself it was just another lesson.
Just teaching.
The lie tasted bitter.
When my doorbell rang at eight PM sharp, my hands were shaking.
I opened the door.
Elliot stood there. Different somehow. Jaw set. Eyes darker.
"Hi," I said.
"Hi."
Tension crackled between us. Not the good kind.
"Come in."
He stepped inside. Didn't touch me. Didn't smile.
"About this morning," I started.
"You kicked me out."
"I didn't. I had an early meeting."
"You left a note. Like I was. Like it didn't matte
