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Other Colors - Ch. 17
Date: 1/13/2015, Categories: BDSM, Author: mascodagama, Rating: 3, Source: LushStories
sank, “I…didn’t mean it like that.” I hissed at him, “No? How did you mean it, Peter?” “I don’t know,” he sighed, and sat down on the bottom rung of the ladder, cradling his forehead. “I’m not thinking clearly. When Marie told me about you this morning… It just really of caught me off guard is all.” He looked legitimately miserable. I felt sort of sorry for him, but I wasn’t quite ready to let him off the hook yet either. What he’d said was still out there, and it was gnawing away inside of me. “Yeah, well,” just a little, I let my jaw relax, “it caught me off guard too. So I could do without the diatribe today. I’m still sure what any of it means. Or even if it means anything at all.” He nodded, his eyes still locked on his shoes, “I get it. I do. And I promise I won’t try to talk you out of it. You’re too smart for me, Pens. You’ve already thought of everything I might say.” He paused, and raised his head, “But I’ll still worry about you. I can’t help it. I care what happens to you,” a deep wrinkle cut across his glistening brow, “So. You know, if you ever need something from me—a friend, a shoulder, a place to crash. Whatever,” he stood up slowly, “you’ve got my number, right? I’ll be there.” I suppressed a smirk. Peter’s track record for ‘being there’ was really nothing to write home about. But he was sweet, and I appreciated the sentiment. I really did. “That’s nice to hear. But really, you don’t need to worry,” I crossed my arms. “I know you care about me, Peter. And ...