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We walked outside and I retrieved the key fro place "It’s here, but I can tell it’s been ot in because I know I locked the door behind you when you came in"

He shook his head like he couldn’t believe Forbes has gone so far "That was a pretty daring move I think you should probably turn on the alars suddenly felt much more serious and he saw the worried look on ers under my chin and lifted my face for me to look at him "Don’t be scared I’ll be here if he comes back and I won’t let him hurt you"

I started to relax because I was confident in Jessie’s ability to protect me and I reveled in how safe he made ht without you"

He tried to lightento paint our nails and talk about boys at this slu my arms over his shoulders "Nope I want to pick up where ere before ere interrupted"

He didn’t look like he shared in ed toit right and that’s the probleuy Do you reht tell you I needed a minute and that meant I needed you to back down?"

"Yeah, I reot way too heated for me and I was about to tell you I needed a minute before I looked up and saw Forbes," I told her

I dropped ainst his chest because I was mortified I had teased hiressive"

He tookme to lift my face "It’s not your fault that you’re too sexy for your own good"

I couldn’t keep fro because I was thrilled to hear him call me sexy "Aha! There it is-that smile I love so much"

I took his hand and pulled hi a movie with me if I promise I won’t assault you this ti to babysit me"

He opted to finish the movie we started earlier because he clearly wanted to ave me another reason to be crazy about hiuy that would voluntarily inflict a chick flick on hi physical contact with Jessie again, but he put his arht when I laid

I don’t kno long it had been since I dosed off, but I couldn’t recallcocked to the side for so long and I ht in it

"Hello, Sleeping Beauty"

I stretched my neck a little more and hoped his arm didn’t feel the way my neck did "I’m so sorry, I didn’t mean to fall asleep on you Is there even a remote possibility that you have a little circulation in your arm?"

"My arm is fine and I can’t cos you said while you slept You have so ideas about me," he teased

I felt the heat rush to my face "Don’t tell me what I said because I don’t want to know"

"Good call," he laughed

I squeezedabout

"I’ht have sighed a little, but it was completely innocent"

I was relieved, but I slapped hiet you back for that"

"I have no doubt you will, but it was so worth it to see your cheeks light up like that, which re dinner?" he asked

I felt the heat re I wanted to ask you"

"Tell me I want to hear as so incredibly blush worthy"

I was quiet as he looked at me expectantly and I softly asked, "What a, "What do you want to be to e for me to admit what e answering his question and I braced myself to hear the verdict

"I don’t knohat you are to me" Disappointment flooded me because it wasn’t what I had hoped to hear, then my hopes were lifted when he continued, "But, I knohat I want you to be"