Chapter 235

He forced himself to turn towards his own door and let himself into his cold, dark, empty apartment. He closed the door and leaned back against it, forcing himself to stay and not go to her. When he felt he could move without turning around and going after her, he headed for the shower. He wouldn’t be able to sleep with her scent on him and the erection that just wouldn’t quit, so he would need to take care of that and hopefully restore some of his sanity in the process. Lisa watched him go and stood there feeling empty and a little lost. Her insides felt all soft and squishy and incredibly vulnerable and she wanted nothing more than to follow him into his apartment and just have him hold her. But that was not what he wanted and she had been dismissed. Leaning her forehead against her door she took a deep breath and let it out slowly, trying to find her walls, her strength. He had stripped both away tonight and now she was left aching and cold inside and with nothing to shore up her de