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I never allowed Forbes freedoh being with hiht, I wasn’t ready to be physically intiet on the sae I pulled back and cupped his face withmy thumbs on his lips "I know I just crawled up on top of you like I was going to devour you, but I can’t sleep with you I’in and I’e that"

He nodded withhis face and whispered, "I know"

Everyone assuether so long and I wondered why he would think differently "How could you possibly know?"

"Forbes was bragging about hoas going to screw you the night of the bonfire I knew the only reason he would be bragging about it was if he had never been with you, but sex isn’t why I want to be with you I’d be with Gretchen if that’s what I wanted"

I didn’t want to juet in"I don’t knohen or if I’ll ever be ready and you should know that up front"

He rubbed his hands up and downwith you is all I need"

His reassuring proht this was between us "I want to touch you and kiss you and feel you against me, but I don’t want to be a tease"

"You’re not a tease because you’ve told me that you won’t sleep with me I won’t lie and say I don’t want you because I do, but your boundaries are clear and I’s get too heated and I tell you to givehe wanted to be with me without the expectation of sex was a relief and I felt row because of it "I don’t deserve you"

He closed his eyes and laid his head back against the seat like he was struggling with so It’s ainst the seat and his face lifted, his neck was exposed and I wanted to take full advantage I told hi him until I felt him tremble from my touch

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Claire sat next toas I drove her hoether, occasionally bringing her palainst my shoulder and said, "Do you have to work toether toht?"

Her question brought a sirl could quite possibly talk ht my hand to her lips and placed a kiss on the top "With a kiss?"

"It’s a good possibly," I hinted

"Would youto her house so she could cook for?"

"Technically you’veMy , so it will only be us We can go out and do so deal"

I was relieved because she wasn’t asking ht it best to keep that info to et off work until six"

"Could you be there around seven?" she negotiated

"Seven sounds perfect"

When I dropped Claire off this tioodbye was different It was erously close to needing a ht she should go inside

Instead of walking around to open the passenger door, I opened ave ht