He
chuckled.
“Since
I
walked
into
a
clean
house.”
He
took
one
step
closer.
“Since
you
cooked
me
the
best
home
cooked
meal
that
I’ve
had
in
years.”
He
took
another
step
closer.
“Since
you
sat
there
watching
a
channel
that
your
sister
can’t
stand.”
He
took
one
hand
and
ran
it
down
my
arm.
“Since
you
put
ranch
on
your
steak.”
He
brought
my
hand
up
to
his
lips.
“Since
you
ordered
that
doughnut,
when
you
wanted
my
fritter.”
“You
were
testing
me?”
For
just
a
second,
I
felt
played.
Sure,
I
was
pretending
to
be
someone
else
the
whole
time,
but
it
still
rubbed
me
the
wrong
way.
“Why
did
you
let
me
keep
acting
like
her?”
“Would
you
have
spent
time
with
me,
if
you
knew
I
knew?
Would
you
have
let
me
kiss
you?”
That
tingly
feeling
overwhelmed
me
again.
I
thought
about
all
of
the
places
that
his
lips
had
been.
“I…”
“Willow,
more
than
anything,
I
knew
it
was
you
the
first
time
I
kissed
you
yesterday.
Nobody
has
ever
kissed
me
like
that,
except
you,
in
the
hallway
when
we
were
in
high
school.
I
know
you
remember
it.”
I
didn’t
know
what
to
say.
“I
don’t
understand.”
I
had
to
sit
down,
because
I
was
feeling
like
I
was
going
to
pass
out.
“Please
tell
me
what’s
going
on.
You’re
married
to
my
sister.
I
can’t
be
with
you,
Stoshua.”
“You
want
to
though,
right?
You
want
to
be
with
me?”
I
wanted
to
answer
him,
but
this
was
wrong
in
so
many
more
ways
than
me
just
pretending
to
be
Ivy.
He
hadn’t
even
asked
about
his
wife.
“Do
you
know
where
Ivy
is?”
He
shrugged.
“I
don’t
care.”
He
sat
down
beside
me
and
leaned
in,
like
he
was
going
to
kiss
me.
I
pushed
him
away.
“I
care!”
He
laughed
at
me.
“Will,
you’ve
been
gone
for
four
years.
Your
sister
hasn’t
changed
a
damn
bit.
She’s
a
manipulative
bitch.
Did
you
think
you
were
really
here
to
help
her?”
“She
said
she
needed
my
help.
She
said
she
was
desperate.”
Now
I
really
wanted
to
know
why
she’d
asked
me
to
come.
What
was
he
not
telling
me?
“She
needs
help,
but
it
isn’t
something
you
can
do.
That
bitch
is
mental.
She
thinks
she
can
control
people
like
they’re
her
puppets.”
I
could
hear
the
hate
in
his
voice.
“Stop
saying
that!
She’s
your
wife.
You
loved
her
and
you
married
her.
I
know
it,
because
I
was
there!”
I
pointed
right
at
him.
“I
won’t
let
you
say
these
lies
about
her.”
He
shook
his
head
and
looked
away.
“I
should
have
known
you’d
act
this
way.”
He
got
up
and
walked
away.
I
sat
there
in
the
pale
moonlight
and
tried
to
gather
my
thoughts.
I
thought