Free Louise: A New Beginning by Diana Nixon Page B

Montgomery’s people know about your meeting with Rea. Besides, I think it’s time for you to stop being a stubborn girl, and move in with me. Or, if you would rather, I can move in here. It’s your choice, but you shouldn’t be alone.”
    I shook my head and stepped back. When in Will’s arms, it was really hard to say no to anything he wanted me to do.
    “I can’t. You know that.”
    “I’m sorry, Louise. But after what happened today, there is no way in hell I will leave you alone again. So don’t even try to talk me out of looking after you.”
    “Well, technically, you never stopped looking after me, and we both know it. So what’s different now?”
    “I can’t do this anymore, Louise! Maybe you don’t see it, but I’m losing my mind over keeping an eye on you and living my life, without you. Which, I must admit, can hardly be called life. It’s like waking up and falling right back to sleep, living in my personal hell, over and over again, knowing that I can’t do a damn thing to change it.”
    “We have already discussed that.”
    “We have, but it’s time for you to stop coming up with excuses to avoid me. You know, I know everything going on in your life, so what’s the problem with doing it in one place, and not miles away from each other? Or do you think I have some hidden intentions in asking you to move in to my place?”
    That made me smile. “We both know you do.”
    Will didn’t smile in return. “This is ridiculous, Louise. No matter how much I miss. . .being with you, holding you in my arms and making love to you, but those are not the only reasons I want to have you by my side.”
    “Will, please, don’t make me do this.”
    He moved closer and cupped my face in his palms, saying softly, “I would never force you to do anything you don’t feel like doing. And if you want, I will go and stay in the hotel, just to give you the space you need. But I can’t leave you here, Louise. I just can’t let anything bad happen to you, and I know that if I leave you alone, someone would use it against you, against us.”
    “Can you at least give me some time to think about it?”
    “Will ten minutes be enough?” He smiled slightly, rubbing my cheek with the back of his palm. God, it was simply impossible to have him so close and keep pretending that I didn’t need him to make myself feel happy and complete, and secure among other things. He was all I ever needed and wanted. . .
    “If I agree to go with you, will you promise me something?”
    “Anything,” he said without hesitation. “Even if I might not like whatever you want me to promise you.”
    “Well, first of all, I’ll take the guest room. . . And you don’t have to go stay in a hotel; that house is your home, and I would never make you leave it.”
    “Guest room?” He thought for a moment. “Okay, I can handle that. Anything else?”
    “Yes. . .will you trust me?”
    “But I do trust you, Louise. Without any promises.”
    “I know. But promise you will trust me, no matter what I might want to do.”
    He frowned, watching me carefully. “Only if you promise me that you will let me be there with you, no matter what you might want to do or where you might want to go.”
    “Deal.”
    “Which means we are going home?”
    I nodded. “You win, Mr. Blair.”
    He smirked, self-satisfied. “Let’s go pack your things then.”

Chapter 6
    I never believed that living with Will would be easy, considering he was still not allowed anywhere close to my room, and I promised myself that moving in to his place wouldn’t change my intentions for building my new life without his interference.
    Needless to say, I was being a complete fool. . .
    Less than two hours after our arrival, I felt like I was about to go insane. Everything about the place was so damn familiar. It brought so many memories to my mind. Every single thing Will and I had done there, was so vivid in my head; I felt the air closing in around me, and I was