More Than Lies

I've spent years pushing her away. She thinks I hate her, but really, I know she deserves better than a college dropout turned tattoo artist. She's the good girl, the complete opposite to my bad boy nature. But something about her kind eyes and heart-shaped face has always caught my attention; not that she has ever realized that with the way I treat her.I'm not a one-woman man and I won't allow myself to hurt Tara in that way. Her mother makes her believe she'll never be good enough. I won't do the same when I know it's me that'll never measure up to the man she deserves. But when tragedy hits home, I can't watch another tear fall from her beautiful face, so I took something I never should have touched. Then I let her believe a lie. I stayed silent while her heart broke in front of me. She walked away. I didn't stop her. I should have, because I learned the hard way-lies lead to consequences you're never prepared for.