The fire snapped and all at once, I knew exactly what he meant about me being all talk. I understood what he wanted me to give. That real part of myself I kept guarded and tucked away from all the world. That vulnerable part, deep down, beneath the false confidence. The part buried by the jokes and the teasing. The part filled with fears and doubts that even Parker had no access to. Cade had a taste of it tonight… that raw vulnerability.
