While getting coffee, Julius said, "It's great to have the chance to talk to you without him around."
The rooster mug he handed me was already warm to the touch, like everything else that summer. "Yes, he can be a little protective. Sometimes I can't say what's on my mind around him. Or can't disagree with him, anyways."
"That's a terrible way to feel with someone you love."
"Well-- it's not that I can't." I panicked, not wanting him to think something was wrong with our relationship. Nothing was. "It's just that I'm afraid of disappointing him."
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The Delilah 100
Mystery / ThrillerWhat would you do if you loved a killer? What would it take for you to get to a place of acceptance? You're meeting Richard week by week, but first, meet his Muse. Explore our ill-fated heroine in The Delilah 100: 100 words, 100 stories, 100 days. A...
