BEST STURRVS

"Central Park?" Ray said more like he was asking a question rather making a statement. "Here, have this." He handed his cardigan to me.

"What about you?" I asked, retrieving the cardigan.

"You're shivering." He said, draping an arm around my shoulders. "Besides, you need it more than I do."

We stood in the middle of central park, a heavy silence between us. "you want to talk about what happened today?" I asked finally.

He hugged me close, inhaling my scent. "I don't know babe. So many things happening in my life right now, it doesn't make sense anymore. I'm scared of telling you no, even though that's what I want to do, but I don't want you getting mad at me. And I've said a lot no's lately."

"Well, if you choose not to tell me, " I shrugged, "I won't get mad at you. I'll understand if you're not ready to talk about it with me."

"My dad was never faithful to my mum." He said, like it was something venomous he wanted to be done with. "For as long as I can remember, they've never been a