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He groans and deepens our kiss, squashingsoftly together is effortless I could kiss Miller Hart forever, and I know he feels the same ‘Let me wash us down’

My sense of loss is palpable when he pecks el ‘Let’s see how fast you can do that,’ I tease

He pauses fro look ‘I like taking htful spot and he begins working so before me, he breathes hot air into my face, then perfor blue eyes ‘You know that, Olivia’

I hold my breath, slam my eyes shut, and brace myself for his hands They start ataway the dirt of today Myup s No rush And I’m happy with that

‘What happens now?’ I finally ask the question I’ve been avoiding since we left Ice We’re together, locked up safely in Miller’s flat, but it can’t stay this way forever

‘I expect Sophia will be relaying to Charlie everything I said’

‘Does Charlie know that Sophia is in love with you?’

He laughs lightly ‘Sophia doesn’t have a death wish’

‘Do you?’

He breathes in deeply and holds irl Now I have a fierce passion to live You’ve given me that passion and not even the devil will stopmy eternity with my someone’

I reach up and cup his cheek ‘Is Charlie the devil?’

‘He’s close,’ he whispers

‘And have you figured everything out?’

‘Yes’ He sounds confident

‘Will you tell me?’

‘No, baby Just know that I’one very soon’

‘I’ this harder’ I say noI have you at the end makes it easy, Olivia’ Very tentatively, he reaches forward and pulls the tie loose fro hair only just falls past h carefully, keeping his eyes on the hacked strands