We were nothing special. We were never meant to last. We're friends, remember? Nothing more.

“I had to see you, baby.” Ronin’s hands enveloped her cheeks, his thumbs brushin…”

“Don’t pull back,” she whispered a hair’s breadth from his lips. “I need this. I…”

“Here, honey," he said quietly, handing her the panties he'd untangled from her …”

“Fuck sleep. I need you way more than I need sleep.”