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Noddingtoward the car with a huge sht; the pressures of ht, Emily I’ll stay a few days, but you have to pro happens"

"Of course I will, Noah I love you"

"I love you too"

Hitting End, I sirl shattered me the moment she looked into my eyes the first time I made love to her The endless phone conversations and text s for her MyShe believed in love at first sight I didn’t until Grace’s eyes lit up the first ti to es, it felt as ifthe door, Grace slid in I felt like a kid in high school taking h school crush out on our first date

"Hey! I’m so sorry you had to wait You didn’t have to, you know," Grace said as her eyes searchedher a weak a smile, I asked, "Is there somewhere we can talk?"

I could see the fear in her eyes as she blinked rapidly Taking her hand in ently kissed her wrist I could feel her heartbeat and I needed to calm her down "I need to tell you about my mother and why I had to leave A&M"

Relief washed over Grace’s face "Ohu the river trail"

S, I nodded my head "Perfect" As we headed off of campus and to the park, I tried like hell to shake off the nerves building up Grace sat quietly nexta quick peek at her, I made a vow to ain

Grace Hope Johnson was mine

Foreveracross my skin was almost too much to take Noah’s touch about sent me into a frenzy It had from the first moment he helped , Noah jumped out of the car and ran toso hard? Cal his hand out for ently placedentle kiss againsthiainst ed to hiuided htly The fear of hiain was an overwhel to keep under control