Chapter 53

The relief I felt in his arms was incredible. I had planned on telling him everything, but the words kept catching in my throat. Just saying it out loud to him made it incredibly real. I didn’t want to go to jail, not now or ever. Especially as my life was finally going in the right direction, no constant stress of having to hold everything together.

I had never realized the weight of that, the impact it was having on me. In the short time I had been here I had noticed the change already. I always slept but the difference sleeping in some one’s arms that feeling of being protected from the harsh reality of life, was indescribable. I truly had never felt anything like this my feelings for Jake were so strong they scared me.

It was truly eye-opening having someone see you for everything you are and still want to be with you. Even Connor the man I thought I would spend my life with, my feelings for him don’t compare. Every time life seems to want to knock me down a little further, Jake i