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"I understand that I can deal with it You have to trust rumbled

"I trust you, babe You don’t see yourself the way I see you"

I traced a little ‘J’ on his chest "I do trust you I just didn’t expect Ellie to lie to o of his breath "I love you, Jocelyn These last feeeks have been a nighted blonde that had put h hell "And Isla?"

"I swear I never slept with her"

"Did anything happen?"

His chest froze beneath hed heavily "Yesterday she kissed me I didn’t kiss her back I pushed her off and told her about you"

I was silent a moment and then I replied decisively, "You have to fire her"

Braden snorted "Are you finally ad you love me?"

"I can’t promise it’ll be easy, Braden I’ll probably always be a little irrational about the future I’ll worry a lot"

"I told you I can handle it, babe"

"Why?"

"Because…" he sighed, "You esoone So important I don’t feel like myself I’ve never felt like someone was mine before But you’re mine, Jocelyn I’ve known that from the moment we met And I’m yours I don’t want to be anybody else’s, babe"

I leaned up on my elbow so I could look him in the eye before I pressed a soft kiss to his lips and fell against him as his arms came around me to hold me close as he deepened the kiss When I finally caer to his lips, deter it would be taken froinia with s?"

His eyes smiled, and I can’t tell you what it did to o whenever you want But we’re coinia because I thought you wereher right?"

He narrowed his eyes "You just wantkissed ht would you make me quit?"

"Point taken I’ll find her a job elsewhere"

"Elsewhere as in nowhere you work"

"Christ, your bossy"

"Uh, do you not reain, point taken"

I buried ht I’d really fucked up"

He squeezed my nape "We both really did But that’s over now Froe I think we’ll have a lot less drama, and definitely no "

I patted his stoh the day, baby"

"You still haven’t said it you know"

I turnedinner breath "I love you, Braden Carain"

I giggled "I love you"

He sat up quickly and then swung out of the bed, pullingto say it again while I fuck you in the shower"

"This whole taking control thing is kind of hot"

"It’s about to get hotter, babe" He save a little squeal, his laughter and ether into the shower

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