Eternal Heat

Erik Williams may be back in my life, but I don't have to let him back into my heart.

I may look calm, but on the inside I'm losing it. See that guy playing the piano on stage up there? Auditioning for the competition I'm supposed to win? Playing at my school like he belongs here?

I knew him back in high school. Scratch that. I was desperately in love with him in high school. And the same hands that draw magic from a piano drew magic from my body like it's what he was born to do.

He said he loved me, but how could he have? That guy broke my heart into tiny little bits, and never looked back.

Now he's a fellow grad student, and I'm screwed. Because nobody plays the piano like Erik Williams. But the worst part is Erik trying to claim my heart again, and my heart acting like he has a chance.

But I won't let him. I can't. Not after what he did.