"I feel like you will ruin me one day, Angelica." His voice was hoarse.



His forehead came to rest against mine.



"But why do I want to be ruined so badly?" He breathed.

~~

He was lightning and thunder, frightening, but so magnificent.

I was a hurricane, lost and in search of purpose.

When we met it was like a collision of two catastrophes.

But who knew chaos could be so beautiful, so addicting.

And for a moment, he made me forget the destruction that is inevitable when two storms collide.

When Storms Collide

I looked at her again. She really was lovely. If Sebastian was interested I couldn't blame him.

I hated myself for the pang of sadness I felt at that thought.

Sebastian nudged me with his elbow. My eyes met his and he gave me a pointed look. For a moment I was confused but then I understood.

I quickly held out the gifts I was holding. /"Sebastian bought these for you./" I told her with a genuine smile as I handed her the flowers and chocolates.

Even if what I suspected was true. Even if the man I was attracted to was interested in her, that was no reason to dislike someone who'd been nothing but nice to me. My feelings were my own personal business and I knew that it would have been completely unfair if I projected my anger on another woman because I might have feelings for the man who was interested in her.

/"Well Angelica picked them out so most of the credit goes to her actually./" Sebastian's voice broke in.

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