"Nothing happened," I lied like I was so trained to do. "Everything is fine, Preston."His arms tightened around me, pulling me tighter against him. It felt hard to breathe with how hard he held me, but I didn't complain. I needed this right now. I needed security and stability right now. I needed strong arms that didn't use their strength to hurt me. I needed that strength to hold me and somehow make me believe there was a way out of this disastrous chaos that had become my life. The way he held me was as though he could simply squeeze the pain out of me. Or perhaps, my rebellious mind wondered, he held me so tightly in a desperate attempt to protect me from whatever had hurt me.After several minutes, I slowly tried to step back from him. He loosened his hold on me slightly, but still kept me close."You don't have to pay me," I stated as I looked down and kicked at the dirt beneath my feet. "I know you paid for sex, and I just don't think I can right now. I'm sorry.""Is that what I
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