Chapter 39: He'll Be That Man

"I did," she finally said, meeting his gaze. "No one has ever kissed me like you did, and I couldn't tell you the last time Danny kissed me with any real emotion."

Bradley scowled at the mention of Danny, but rather than dwell on the bad, he focused on everything else Carissa said. No one has ever kissed me like you did. Those words were a balm to his raw nerves.

"When I found out you had a boyfriend, I was bummed, but I swore to myself I wouldn't do this." He waved his hand between them. "I wouldn't be the guy to move in on another man's girl, but then I saw the way Danny treated you, the way he spoke to you, and I saw red." The muscle in his jaw tensed just thinking about it. "And tonight, when he left you. . ."

Carissa's sigh sliced through his growing anger, and Bradley forced himself to calm down. The last thing she needed was for him to bash her boyfriend, even if Danny deserved every word said about him.

"Sorry." Bradley frowned.