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After a few"My o she had cancer The news devastated our faht like hell and we thought she had won The cancer ca his wife slowly die and he took off"

My heart dropped to my stomach, and in that moment I felt Noah’s pain "What?" I whispered in disbelief "He left her?"

Slowly shaking his head, Noah said, "He left all three of us My sister had been planning her wedding in the middle of all of this, and I honestly don’t kno she did it all Good ole daddy left both of us what I like to call his going away gifts A car forthat to my mother and I couldn’t "Your poor mother," I said as Noah squeezed , Noah looked out over the river "When the doctors told us she only had four to sixmy hand on his ar hard, Noah closed his eyes "I went out and got drunk For days I drank et My poor mother and sister had no idea where I was It was like I was losing everythingyou across the country My world fell apart Then I realized my sister and ot ether"

Guilt immediately swarmed my body as I let Noah’s words sink in "Noah, I didn’t know, and looking back I realize how stupid I acted by pushing you away I was falling so in love with you and that scared me I’ve been hurt before and when I saw you with your sister, I lethis body to me, Noah smiled "When I saw you at the hospital, I knew"

Tiltinglook, I asked, "You knehat?"

"I knew I couldn’t ever let you go, Grace Seeing what h, I needed to tell you I loved you I want us to be together, Grace I don’t want hook-ups and textwith you wrapped in ht when I laynext to me"

Tears burneddown, I closed my eyes "ButI’raduateIwell I wasum"

Jesus H Christ, how do I tell hi his hands on azed intoto combust at any moment "Grace, I would never ask you to walk away from your dreams I only ask you let me be a part of theently brushed his lips across htly, Noah’s eyes searchedto lie to you, Grace I’ht now"

S his eyes, Noah spoke softly as he opened his eyes and looked atbetween us was real I could see it in his eyes, and I knew Noah would never hurtmy hand on the side of Noah’s face, I made a promise to him that scared the piss out of ain, Noah"

"Do you knohat I really want to do right now?" Noah asked

Giving hirin, I said, "Have sex in your sports car?"

Laughing, he shook his head "Eat I haven’t had a realto take that as a challenge Coo back to ood"

Noah gaves Noah a wink, I said, "First thing we need to do is go to HEBI need frosted corn flakes"

Noah’s face dropped "Wow, sounds like you’re going all out with this dinner, Grace"

Chuckling, I turned and looked over my shoulder "Oh, I promise you won’t be disappointed, Mr Bennet"

Standing in the kitchen, I watched as Noah flattened the chicken breasts and cut the on e to jump on top of hi away from him, I started to heat the oil in the pan