Chapter 54: Carter

##Chapter 54: Carter

As I lay on the bench in the gym and raise the bar before lowering it to my chest again, everything Daisy said the other day circles through my head. There's a part of me that's relieved by her acceptance of the situation. And then there's a part that fucking hates it and doesn't want to let her walk away.

But what can I do?

This is the way it needs to be. And yet, I can't get her out of my head. She's persistent as fuck. That's always been the problem when it comes to Daisy. At some point, I have to reconcile myself to the fact that the emotions she stirs in me aren't going to disappear overnight, no matter how much I might wish otherwise. She's always meant more which is precisely why I need to proceed with caution.

I can't take one step back and expect it to be enough.

I need to take ten.

Maybe twenty.

Irritated with myself for getting sucked into another Daisy loop, I refocus my attention and slowly lift the weights above my chest. When I hit the twenti