Page 90 of Lust

Time. I didn’t have.

The doctor leaves and the Henderson’s are discussing their next move. I realized now, that there is no Ivory fighting for us. How as I going to go up against her family, when she won’t want me here.

My name being said makes me look up, seeing Gabe and Links, staring at me. What had they said?

“Sorry, what did you say?” I ask and they look clearly pissed off that I hadn’t been listening.

“Ivory needs support now, we need to know if you are planning on sticking through this or leaving?” Links says, and I just blink. So they wanted me gone as well?

“I think for Ivory’s sake, we should make things as normal as possible. That means her living with Kace.” Gabe says it, and his mother eyes are glaring at him. “The doc said familiarity will help her. As much as I hate it, Kace is what she is used to.” Gabe looks at me. “Question is, are you sticking around?”

This was my chance to leave Ivory. This was it.

“You sure you want to keep me in the picture?” I say to them, standing up. “Cause now is your chance to get rid of me.”

“You’re saying that like you want out.” Links says tilting his head. “You said you loved her, question is, what that love conditional.”

But the real question was, is what Ivory and I had, lust or love?