Until You

I smile. “Good girl,”

“Say it,” I tell her.

You are mine, Aria. I’m fine with taking a bit more time to convince you, but that won’t change the facts. I’m fucking crazy about you, and I have been for months. Hell… I’m pretty sure I love you.

I’m struggling to push down my possessiveness today.

I know Noah would be furious if I make a move on her… but I’ll deal with that. I’m done sitting still and watching her slip away.

Riley looks annoyed to find his plans disrupted, but I don’t give a fuck. I see the way he looks at Aria. Not on my fucking watch.

“Gray,” she says, her eyes finding mine. “Wanna share a caramel macchiato with me? They always make me feel sick, but I really want one.”

I smile. I can’t help it. It’s something so small, yet it makes my damn day.

“I keep coming here, wondering if I might catch a glimpse of her. I know she probably wouldn’t have left me here if this is a church she frequents, but I can’t help but hope, you know?”

“I need to know. I need to know why she left me. If it was because she couldn’t afford to keep me, then that’s no longer an issue, you know? I have more money than I know what to do with. And maybe, I don’t know, maybe she regrets it, but she just can’t find me.”

“This is the church my mother left me at.”