Chapter 3Lex relented. He couldn’t feel his feet anymore, and the cold had crept into his bones. If he stayed in the car much longer, he’d turn into an ice cube. He pushed open the door, forced Cash to move out of the way, and stepped out. Lex wasn’t short, but he had nothing on Cash. It wasn’t only the height. It was his bulk, and the energy around him, that always made Lex feel dainty. It had never bothered him. The opposite, rather, for he could relax around Cash, as if he’d protect him from all evil.
This was before he broke his heart.
Lex had never recovered. He didn’t sit alone in his apartment and pine, but he’d never allowed anyone to get under his skin the way he’d allowed Cash. He’d never fallen as deeply, never again loved without caution. He’d never loved at all. He’d had par
