Bitter Love
I flatten my hand against her thigh.
“She is a great kid, isn’t she?” Josie lifts her head and smiles softly. “We’re better off without him. You know, I debated swearing off men altogether since my last relationship ended with a restraining order, but here we are.”
“Yeah…here we are.” I slowly run my hand down her thigh, my body reacting to her heat against me.
“What about you?”
“What about me?” I ask.
“Oh, right. I kinda asked half that question in my head. Are you haunted by any ghosts from the past?”