Oh God.
This is even worse than I thought.
I am deceiving this man. I am turning him into a twisted mess, like me.
And he wants to give me legitimacy.
Wants to take me out on a date, maybe even wants me to be his girlfriend. Lord, the very idea of that is intoxicating. A dream I never thought could really come true.
It's further proof that he's too kind, too honorable for me.
"No." I drop my legs from around his waist, stepping away on shaky ground. "I have a lot of work to do here, Locke. And..." My hands wring together, misery lancing me in the side. "And I just don't think that it's a good idea. I'm not looking for anything serious."
Liar. You would throw yourself in front of a bullet for him.
It doesn't get more serious.
Locke's brows draw together above the black frames of hi
