Being that there were so many problems in their lives, she couldn’t pinpoint what he was talking about but suggesting they had a private problem could spell bad news for their relationship. A blast of alarm woke her up. “Problem?” she asked. “What problem?”
Clutching the back of her neck, he pulled her up and used his other hand to grip her chin. “Don’t ever hide anything from me again. It’s not your job to protect me. I’ve seen s**t like this more times than you can count. Don’t hide yourself because you think the sight of you will make me lose it. Anyone ever touches you again, you come straight to me. Don’t think about it. Come to me.”
He didn’t blink. The thump of his heart beneath hers shook her form and pumped in unison with the resolve radiating from him. “Ok,” she said and had to
