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He must’ve felt the sa him, because he lifted his face and finally looked atpolice car, crying and screa on the inside and wishing I didn’t have to hide how much I loved hiht I woodenly followed orders, walking where I was supposed to walk and standing where I was supposed to stand, but not even et ht was finally over, I slumped into my roo e to pick theainst the wall rose, but I sed it down

I felt so awful for what had happened to Knox, and even worse that I hadn’t reacted at all when he’d been treated that way Shame filled

Slu ontoI could see hiainstat the glass

Another pebble pelted it

Catchingit was hih the dark until I opened theall the way, stuck h me, quickly chased by fear

"Are you crazy?" I hissed, glancing briefly behind me tohere? If anyone saw you--"

His white teeth glearinned at azebo"

"Knox" I shook my head, still unable to believe he was here "Don’t be insane We’ll get caught"

"And wear that dress" Then he was gone, streaking across the yard in the direction of the gazebo

I groaned out a breath, knowing it’d be safer for hiot totheclosed and scurrying barefoot from my room I tiptoed to the stairs and crept down I could hear voices in the front parlor, so I held my breath as I snuck to the back hall and slipped out the kitchen exit

Once I was free in the warrinned

Knox was close, and I was going to get to see hiainst the soles of hed aloud, I was so happy But that would’ve been bad, so I kept quiet until I reached the gazebo steps Then I yelped out a screarasped my arms from behind

Sure one ofto think up a reason I had come out here Maybe I’d left a hair barrette froood

But then the voice of ed ainst a faed hiht His nited the tingling between s that I’d felt earlier in the day, except it was sharper and more intense this time around

"Why aren’t you at work?" I des; they let me off early" He picked ht and into the shadows of the gazebo "Crazy girl," he murmured into my ear before he kissedany shoes"

"How could I think of shoes," I answered breathlessly, "when I knew you were so close?"

He groaned and kissed ain, hard and desperate "God, Iable to look at you when you were right fucking there across this very yard"

When his fingers ihetti straps of h his hair, scraping my nails over his scalp "I can’t believe you caet ht You alrinned "But I didn’t And I had to see you in your fancy cotillion outfit" Then he slowly lowered the front ofmy breasts to hi a bra, but this is You’re lovely You’re so lovely, City Fully clothed or with your top down like this, you’re theI’ve ever seen Did any of your idiot family tell you how nice you looked today?"