Fatal Distraction

I looked at Matteo. He was still sitting there in that chair, watching me, always watching.

“I’m sorry, Matteo, okay?” I finally said, my voice barely a whisper. “It was a mistake. I don’t even know what’s wrong with me. Can we just... forget it all happened?”

And then I waited. For the answer I wasn’t sure I deserved.

“You want us to forget?” Matteo said, his voice dripping in sarcasm as he let o