I'd Rather Be Here Than With Her

Henri

As much as I wanted to—and a part of me still did—I could no longer deny the obvious. Something was happening. Exactly what, I had no idea. But whatever was happening, it was as exciting as it was terrifying. While my brain kept reminding me that nothing but disaster could come of this, my heart could not contain the exhilaration it felt every time he gazed at me in that special way.

Our way now.

I knew I was in denial that this didn’t have the potential to end badly. Very badly. But despite the spike my heart rate took every time we had another moment, I knew one thing with all certainty. I would not cheat on Edi. Ever. It was my biggest argument with the voice in my head that I still had some control over this.