Chapter 50: Liam

I drop Claire off at the apartment and stop in briefly to make sure everything is running smoothly before picking up a few bills that need to be paid. After seeing Gia again-and touching her-I have all this unwanted energy careening through my system. And it's messing with my head.

It took every ounce of self-restraint not to haul that woman into my arms and kiss the hell out of her. To get her to admit that we're perfect for one another. And that all the obstacles standing in our way don't matter.

Nothing matters if she's not in my life.

After more than a month, I want her just as much, if not more, than I did before. The moment she stepped out of the car was like a punch to the gut, knocking the wind from my body. I've tried to stay away from her.

To forget her.

I really have. But I'm done with that.

I can't do it anymore.

The need to expel some of this useless energy from my body pounds through me and I head over to the athletic center on campus to lift weights. Maybe run