Promise Me Not

by Meagan Brandy

You’ll never change the score if you don’t dare to make the pass, right?

So long as I have a say, she’s getting exactly what she wants. Always.

“You can. You’re the strongest person I know, and you’ve fucking got this. And if for some reason you need a little help, I’m right here. Hold on to me. Yell or scream or claw at me, tear me a-fucking-part if it helps, and know that I’ll still be right here, no matter what. You amaze me, gorgeous girl. You’ve got me in every sense of the word.” I press my forehead to hers, our gazes still locked. “I’m not going anywhere.”