Chapter 939

　　The heavy snow that had been weighing down the branches finally gave way, coming down with a soft swoosh and dumping freezing chunks of slush all over his shoulders and hair. 　　Austin snapped out of it, only to realize he had been standing frozen on the curb for God knows how long. 　　He couldn't even remember how he walked back inside. 　　The lights in the hallway were a blinding, clinical white. Looking into the elevator's mirror, the reflection of his eyes swam with a chaotic storm of emotions that even he couldn't begin to unpack. 　　Meanwhile, the exact second Tabitha stepped through her front door, she was pulled into a burning embrace. 　　Derek wrapped his arms around her from behind, his hot breath brushing against the shell of her ear, his voice dropping into a low, gravelly whisper. "Out playing with your food again?" 　　Tabitha reached up to unclip her earrings, turning around in his arms to loop them around his neck. She tipped up on her toes to plant a soft, fleeting kiss on