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Hawke Sawyer Bennett 13210K 2023-08-31

"No," she says e about that"

"About what?" I say innocently

"You knohat," she grits out

"Fine," I say in exaggerated concession as I open the car door The overhead laht and I see her skeptical look "Let’s go inside and just watch a ood on pay-per-view"

I don’t look back at her but walk around the car and over to the door that leads to the mudrooain, indicating she’s following h, and then hold it open for Vale to come in She walks up the two steps that lead into the low of the kitchen lights leads her that way I close the door, turn, and just as she enters the kitchen al strides and scoop her up in my arms

Vale lets out a startled cry while her arh to think that means she’s comfortable with this exact situation Her are but her body is stiff as a board

"What are you doing?" she hisses as I hit the staircase and bound up the ain," I tell her without an ounce of remorse My bedroo but walk up to the bed and drop her on the ainst the wall that hold , I have at least put linens on the bed "We’re going to talk"

Vale ie of the bed, intent on scra off "No we’re not," she seethes "I don’t appreciate being , orilla like you"

I ive her a little lift off the mattress I throw her back to theto a solid rest, I move e bubbles up in her throat, but before it can bust free, I kiss her I kiss her to shut her up I kiss her to keep her preoccupied I kiss her because I’ to do at the time

Whilethat a change of order is warranted This is made abundantly clear by the fact that the o around e makes an appearance as a low hu perfect She may not want to talk, but Vale wants me

Just as I want her still

I lower my body onto hers, reach up, and pull her hands fro her arms, I pin her wrists to the mattress and kiss her deeply She responds, all open ue dances…no, duels with mine With her beneathshe has left to fight ood, those atte to beco underneath ly hard