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"Never" I sat down on the edge of the bed
"What happened here?" The picture she was pointing to was mostly metallic silver
"My friend Michael’s roo we could in aluminum foil"
"I’ll have to remember that" She moved closer "Who’s he?"
I looked over her shoulder "Nate You’d love hiood hair Hold on a second" She pointed at another picture "Speaking of hair … you had dreads How long did you have dreads?"
"Pretty much always"
She turned around, her hands on her hips "When did you cut theht about the tiive your dad any reason to turn ive things up Your home, friends--and your hair--all to co here wasn’t mandatory It was my choice And don’t doubt for a second that I wouldn’t do the saain"
"The dreads were hot" She bent towardable to slide my hands in and keep your face where I want it? I like that better"
I ht need a demonstration"
She smiled, slowly, and pulled me in for a kiss
Chapter 15
Hallie
I wasn’t done with the kissing by anyabout the pictures or his life in Ivy Springs I took the corkboard off his desk and cliroup picture "Thes; he can read emotional time lines"
"That’s a lot of sexy in one couple" Kaleb stood behind Lily, with his arht"
My jealousy tweaked a little "And these two?"
"Emerson and Michael Travelers They set off electrical equipine how their mom felt when they were in her womb"
I refocused on the photo Tall, dark, and handsome held hands with short, blond, and cute, and they both looked fierce, like anyone who tried to coet taken out
"And you never had anyone?"
"I hadn’t ivingto kissat me like that and I can do better than kiss you" I put the corkboard down and slid my hands inside the short sleeves of his shirt and up, just to touch skin I hadn’t before I stopped when I saw the tattoo that coht shoulder I pulled up the fabric and stared at the intricate lines
"A tattoo?" The sexy surprises never stopped with this one I wondered if there were
"It’s Saet the traditional pe’a"
"What’s a pe’a?"
"The pe’a goes from the waist to the knees Everywhere between the waist and the knees"
I blinked "Do you …?"
"I opted out" He grinned "It takes ten days If an intended chief received it and didn’t cry from the pain or die fro"
"I’ll never be a chief, so the shoulder was the better option" He looked down at it "It stands for a lot of things All of theh for me to carry around for life"