Page 502 of The Tempted

But he didn’t say any of that.

He danced with me.

He kissed me.

He held me in his arms and looked at me like I mattered.

Like I wasn’t a mistake.

Like I was something he wasn’t sure of.

Tomorrow it could all fade to dust but today…today I won.

I held on.

To Blackie.

To myself.

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