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“Ne ingrediaris silvam solum.”
you. If you were mine, I’d kill anyone who told me to let another man touch you. I’d burn down the club before letting someone feel what’s mine. Within the club, the only other thing that is sacred is our women, the ones we claim, the ones we choose. If you were mine, I’d tell Tuck to go fuck himself and if he tried to hurt me, then I’d welcome the carnage.”
Stardust. Silent prayers and hope. So much hope it would burst through my chest and break my fucking heart.
maybe I’m being selfish, but the sooner you get over him, the sooner you might give me a shot.”
“Don’t feel bad, Penny. The heart wants what it wants…I’m not asking for first place, I’m just asking for something by default, if you have the room for me. Who knows, maybe Jamie will get over himself and let you in that ironclad chest of his. Fuck knows no one else is in there,
“You’re a tragedy in your own way, just hanging around in my chest like a poison, slowly infecting my heart.”
The officiant, who came free with the rental of the senior center, began reading from his Bible about holy matrimony and vows. Things too pure for the life we lived, and surely for Jameson and me, who were imposters playing pretend. Still, I smiled and let each word soak into my soul, branding it with things I wanted to keep. No one had to ever know that these words weren’t really for me, or that I’d keep them forever as if they were. One day Jameson would walk away from me, but until then, he was mine to keep, and I wanted every single piece of him.
“It wasn’t supposed to be like this. We were supposed to be outside at night, under the stars, and preferably in a field of wildflowers. Your mom was supposed to be there and my dad…and it was supposed to be years ago when I had you all to myself. I take the blame, Penny. I always will, but you’ll have to agree to take my name and give me time to fix all of it. Because I promise I will, Pen. I promise that I’m in this until the end.”
“You taste like you’re finally mine.”
you enjoy historical romance tv shows with a contemporary twist. I know you love wildflowers, and you’re one hell of a photographer. What else have I missed over these past few years?”
“You mean while you were ignoring me?”
“I was never ignoring you, Pen.”
“Then what were you doing?”
“Surviving.”
“For years I had to live without you. For years I was just existing in the background. This is me, Pen…the King of Chaos. You’re tied to me now and all this hatred that taints my soul is yours. Fuck, you caused most of it.”
