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"What? How?" I asked

"Back when you were about eight years old and I bought a new Range Rover You wanted to come withbehind his father’s desk The dealership had a playroom and your father asked you to take Julia and show her the toys while ent over the numbers for the purchase"

"See, I told you I felt like we’d met before," Jake said as he smiled at me

I wished I would have remembered that, but I didn’t Jake and my dad continued to talk whileroom

"Oh my God, Julia He’s hot" She smiled

"He took my breath away, Mom"

"Sweetheart" She smiled as she put her hand on the side of my face "I don’t knohat to say except ‘be careful’"

I smiled at her as she placed her arm around me and alked back into the kitchen Jake turned around and flashed ht with you and Mrs Black if I took Julia on a date?"

I looked atfrom ear to ear My dad looked athis answer

"Yes, Jake You hter on a date" He smiled as he put his hand on Jake’s shoulder

Jake walked over to reen eyes stared into mine "Julia, I knoe’ve only known each other a couple of hours, but I was hoping you would do ht"

I was so excited that I wanted to scream "yes!" and jump up and down, but I remained calm and smiled at him as I nodded my head and told him yes He continued to smile at me as he nodded his head like he was happy with my answer The fact that he asked uests were starting to leave, Jake said that he should get going When I walked him down to the beach, he pulled his phone froave it to him and he told ht, Julia Black I’ht How about I pick you up around seven o’clock?"

"Seven o’clock is perfect" I shtly on the cheek, and began to walk away I called his naave hiht, Jake Jensen" I smiled

"Sweet dreams, Julia," he said as he turned back and walked down the beach

I said goodbye to the last guest and closed the door I leaned up against it and sighed My reat party, but I’"

"Aw, you’re welcoed me

I went upstairs and started a hot bath I twisted e of the tub, and climbed in I slid down until my head rested comfortably on the bath pillow As I closed my eyes, the sweet smile of Jake Jensen filled ht and his light brown, tousled hair, which made him even sexier The shape of his lips and the sht up and captivateabout Jake, my phone beeped I opened e froe

"Hi, Julia It’s ht and that I can’t wait until our date toht"

I smiled because I couldn’t wait either I dried off my hands and quickly responded

"Hi, Jake I’ain"

I stepped out of the tub and changed into my pajamas I looked at the clock and it o alass of water and I sawroom

"Dad, it’s late Why aren’t you in bed?" I asked as I sat down next to hi upstairs soon, Princess Shouldn’t you be in bed? You’ve had a long day"

"I just calass of water," I said as I sat down next to him

"I want you to know that I like Jake and I approve" He smiled as he put his arlad you approve But you do know that even if you didn’t approve, it wouldn’t have hed "The women in my family are very defiant"

"That’s because we don’t like to be controlled, Mr Black," my mom said as she entered the room "There’s only one place where I let you control ot up from the couch and put his hands on ht now?" he asked with a sot up and ran up the stairs before I could hear anyour family Sunday breakfast My mom and dad walked into the kitchen just as I started to , Princess What’s all this?" my dad asked as he kissed ht that I’d , baby," , Moo wake up Collin?"

My dad poured some coffee and sat down at the table "Why couldn’t you sleep? Were you thinking about Jake?"

I turned to him and smiled "Maybe"

Collin and my mom walked into the kitchen Collin looked so tired "You look tired," I said as I poured hiht, I wouldn’t be so tired Let ," Collin said as he looked at our parents "I can appreciate how much you two love each other, but you’re old and you have sex like you’re in your twenties When you bought this house, you obviously didn’t consider the bedrooht next to yours and you don’t see you to please add on another bedroom to the house, preferably way on the other side of where my bedroom is"