Two years ago, her ex did a number on her, and she hasn’t had a boyfriend since.” Benson licks his lips, looking away and staring at something behind me. “She was ready to lose herself in that guy, but now she refuses to be with anyone. So if she lets you get close to her, it means something. And I don’t want you to fuck her up even more than her ex did.” “I’m not going to hurt her.” He opens his mouth, but I don’t let him interrupt me. “She’s different, and I—I like her.”
