Enzo (Jinx Tattoos 1) - Page 38
She barked out a laugh. “Won’t disagree with you there.”
“You’re so mean to me, Ave,” he remarked in a teasing tone.
“Yeah right. I’m the nicest friend you’ve got,” she said.
“I know. That’s why I always hold back. I don’t want you to see the real me.”
“Who’s that, Enz?”
“The fucked up one who’s lived through situations that would make your stomach turn. You always see the best in me. How can I show you the worst?” He laid his cards on the table, desperate to get a foothold in her life once more.
“Because you trust me, don’t you?”
“I do,” he answered without hesitation.
“Then what’s the problem?”
“Me, it’s always been me. I’m waiting for the day you realize I’m not good enough for you and nothing I do will ever change that.”
“Oi, tosser. I think that’s for me to decide, not you.”
He snickered. “Maybe.”
“Definitely. Where’s all this coming from?”
“When I saw you with him, everything changed. I can’t lose you.”
“How do I know you won’t turn me away again, at the drop of a dime? I’m not a boomerang you can throw away and expect to keep coming back.”
“I know, and I promise to never do that again if you’ll just ...” He trailed off, unable to put all he wanted to say into words.
“As long as I what, Enz?”
He could hear the eagerness in her voice. Be mine forever. His chest grew tight, and his mouth went dry. “Be mine,” he whispered.
“What? I didn’t hear you,” she said.
He gulped.
“Enz?” she asked, worried.
“I can’t. I can’t say it over the phone. I need you, Ave.”
“Ugh, no. Tell me now, and I’ll think about coming over.”
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nbsp; She’s already getting sick of my shit. “Because I fucking need you, Aibhlinn. Not want, need, and I’m damn near going insane trying to do this without you. I don’t want you with some other motherfucker when your place is beside me.” It felt good saying the words out loud.
“And what about your place?” she countered.
“Beside you. Where I should have been this whole time. You want me and all the bullshit that comes with me, I’m willing to give it to you.”
“And if that’s not enough? ’Cause you talk a good game, Enz.”
“I’ll prove it.”
“Listening,” she taunted.
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