You Looked Down on Me Once, Now You Look Up. novel Chapter 236

“When you finally let your guard down around me and there’s nothing left standing between us.”

“When you start asking things of me, like Sara did. When you trust me enough to complain, to let me fight off the people who try to hurt you.”

“When you stop shutting me out.”

Something in Patricia’s heart melted, just a little. “Sorry. I’ve spent so many years on my own, it’s just how I am.”

“I know. Really, I do.” Oliver’s hands landed gently on her shoulders as he eased her back a step. He bent down, eyes locking on hers with a soft, lopsided smile. “But you let me help you today. That means everything to me.”

Patricia could never get used to how intensely he looked at her.

Like staring into an endless abyss.

Like he wanted to pull her right into the deep end of love.

She wanted to turn away, to escape the way he glowed when he looked at her.

But Oliver seemed to catch on before she could move. He leaned in, pressing his forehead to hers, his touch so warm and gentle it made hiding impossible.

“Boss me around all you want, Pattie. I’m happy to be your weapon, your backup, your revenge. Anyone who’s ever hurt or betrayed you—I’ll make sure they regret it.”

“You don’t have to be this good to me.”

“You’re my wife. Why wouldn’t I?”

His words landed softly on her nose, warm and ticklish, sending sparks all the way up to her brain.

For a second, she couldn’t think straight.

Patricia looked up at him, about to say something.

Oliver leaned in closer, his voice low and steady. “Pattie, you’re my responsibility.”

Sometimes Patricia honestly wondered where Oliver—a guy this stiff and by-the-book—had learned to say things that left her completely speechless.

Their shadows blurred together behind the door. Patricia’s leg slipped up around his hip as he pressed her gently back—

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