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"Not yet"

In the dark, I can justthe desire inside one when he’s around? His fingertips curl around the edge of s it swiftly doard, forcing my breasts to spill over the now-useless cups My skin doesn’t get a chance to register the feeling of being free before they’re suddenly enveloped in by his hot, wet ins to treraspmy tits even closer to his face My back arches sharply and Ias ainst ain

He bucks his hips, rolling me off of him and hi his tongue in His hands glide uptheets instantly shallow as his wet tongue traces my jaw and my neck It runs across les it leaves in its wake Right now, I’ every second of it Seth s Lust is the obvious call, but it’s so much more than that It’s love I know it is I’ve loved him for a while, I just had no idea how to describe it or if it even was love, but now I know it is I’m certain I’m the kind of certain that makes people swear on their children’s lives or bet entire college funds on a hand in poker I’ve never felt anything so strong and it’s love--actual love Heart wrenching, sto love

I’ve been completely consumed by hi frissons of nervous energy tear through me as Seth bounces on his toes in front of me I’m beyond anxious--unable to experience one specific eether--excitement Nervousness Frustration Anticipation His brown eyes fall onto me and I can see the anxiousness in his face He doesn’t like that I wasn’t in his rooht and neither do I I want to knohat he’s thinking I want to help ease hilistens on his eyebrow and I pray to God that it helps Seth and I are so caught up in our own little world we don’t even realize his opponent, Joshua Donskov, tearing toward the ring with an angry sto boy and not just tall, but wide, too His short, blond curls bounce on the top of his head and I trapmy nails Beside me, there’s an eive to have hie frame drops into the seat next to me, but I pay no attention to it At least, not until Seth’s eyes narrow in on whomever it is I slowly turn my head and I’ s back at Seth Don appears worse off than Seth does Don has a split lip and a cut in the ether with butterfly stitches I look at Darryl and Jackson They’re rigid and they glance anxiously between the two fighters Darryl leans over and calls through the wire to Seth

"I didn’t see you leave Seth’s rooht"

I s my nerves "Yeah, you look real beaten up about it"

His thick, jean clad leg leans against my bare skin and I feel like I’ve dippedup hs "I’m not that bad I did let your little boyfriend continue in the tournae, but don’t respond to hi to fuel the fire between Seth and Don Seth flexes his fingers, balling theain I nodhim not to worry about me He rolls his shoulders back and focuses on Josh Josh keeps his eyes fixated on Seth, not taking his eyes of hi off a bunch of sponsors but I can’t hear hi Don’s presence

"If you’re here to distract hi my dress down to cover my knees Don rests an ar et away from hiins, it’s easier to ignore Don and I trapmy eyes peeled I can’t look away, not this ti his face--especially his eyebrow Josh coes to block most of the punches The body shots, however, he couldn’t avoid unless he wanted to expose the cut on his eyebrow

"It’s a shaotta’ be a little inconvenient, especially when going up against a brawler With them there’s no real technique, you see All they do is punch"

Seth and Josh bounce around the ring, punching and punching I flinch in my seat every time Josh lands a hit He knows Seth has a busted brow and he’s really trying to get his out froins to pound his face into the floor of the ring Josh’s hands are up and he’s trying to protect his face In my pocket my phone buzzes and I really don’t want to answer it, not now, but I can’t ignore it Last time it was serious I pull it fro it to er "Hello?"

"Hello, is Olivia Ja"

"Miss James my name is Doctor Monica Falen" My heart stops "You’re father was brought in this evening after suffering a second heart attack I’ister withto say "What do youIto me, but I press my palm to his face to shut hiht ahead not seeing anything The crowd is going crazy, but they seem muffled to me