It probably would’ve been in the How to Diffuse a Bomb Using Acupuncture and Other Impossible Situations You’ll Never Get Out of Unscathed class. Derek had obviously missed that one. The damnedest thing was, Molly was right. He did withdraw. But he thought he had been all slick about it. That she hadn’t really noticed. Evidently, not only had she noticed, but she’d recognized a pattern, he did it so often. But even worse, she thought it was for his own good that he tried to stay away from her. That he didn’t want her. The exact opposite from the truth. And now she was hiding under a blanket, which Derek found adorable but also proved his point. Molly was soft, gentle, kind. Entrenching himself in her life would be the most selfish move he could make. Derek could almost live with himself despite some of the choices he’d made in the past, lives he’d taken, darkness he’d embraced.
