Fall Out (Against the Tides #1) Read Online Free PDF

her hands against my chest. “You finally get out after putting your life on the line every day only to turn around and enlist with the Coast Guard to do the same thing?”
    “Ari, stop.”
    I reach out for her but she pulls away and glares at me. “No, I will not stop. You can’t tell me I’m going to be OK. That even though Brett is gone, and Emerson got deployed I’ll be fine, then turn around and expect me to me OK with you putting your life on the line again. And let me guess, because you’re a stubborn ass, you picked the most dangerous job they have and are training for that.”
    “Depends on what you think the most dangerous thing they do is,” I say, hoping to ease some of the tension but all it does is piss her off more.
    “Rescue jumping,” she seethes.
    I don’t have to answer her because she already knows the answer. She shoves past me, muttering something under her breath.
    “God damn it, Ariana! This is who I am. It’s who I need to be. I need a purpose in life and I’m sorry if you aren’t OK with that. I don’t know how to make everything better for you when you keep pushing me away!”
    “I can’t handle this, Knox. Not right now,” she cries. “I can’t watch you willingly put your life in danger and wonder if I’m going to lose you too. I love you, Knox, you know that. But this isn’t something I can support.”
    She walks backwards until she hits the ramp and I swear she does it just so I can watch her cry. Finally she turns around and sprints up the ramp. The words “I love you too” get caught in my throat as she disappears behind the gate. Caught inside me like they always have been with the real meaning behind them.
    And there lies the problem. I’m the guy who is in love with the girl that will never love him the same way. She’s the girl that was made for me but I was too late and she fell for my best friend instead.
    Salt water may pump through my veins, but Ariana is what keeps my heart beating.