Chapter 182

• "DON'T!" he barked at her with a rough voice and heads turned in his direction. He glanced towards the group and raised his hand to stop them from returning to his side. He shook his head as he got control of himself.
• "You don't get to do that to me anymore," he said with a strained voice, his eyes returning to hers. He saw her big blue eyes were becoming glassy and that felt like a knife in his gut. "No tears!" he blurted desperately.
• "I'm sorry! You're making me very sad and I cry when I'm sad!" she exclaimed emotionally as her bottom lip trembled.