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"It’s different how? You want me to trust you? Then you have to trust s you don’t know It wouldn’t be the first tiirl had the hots for both of us and went for it, okay?"

"I’irl"

"You sure?" I snapped,as a person could get

"That was uncalled for" Hands shaking, she opened the door to the car, cli up the street in the opposite direction

"Nat, stop!" I ran after her and pulled her into et so damned jealous I see the way he looks at you The way you look at hi that would tellI was already sunk -- in way too deep If she pushed me away noell, how could I survive it? When my heart had just started to heal? When ile I wanted to sob like a little kid? Hell,acceptance, needing someone to tell me that it was okay to cry, that it was okay to be sad, that it was okay to feel

"It’s not like that" Her eyes were glossy with unshed tears "It won’t ever be like that Believe me, he’s made it very clear where his loyalty lies" Well shit He rejected her My brother went and fell on his oord

I sighed, looking away from her so I could process the information "But have you made your intentions known? Have you made your choice, Nat?" When she didn’t answer I tilted her chin towards ainst her cheek "Because up until now, I’ve hadme out completely "I want you"

Wow That hurt More than I thought it would Our first lie Our first fight The first time I finally realized that our relationship would never be equal She’d alant him And me? I’d alant her

How messed up was that?

Further fro to take whatever she wanted to offer me Damn it, if she would have trampled on her own heart and then handed it to ratefulness I possessed Nat was a treasure One I vowed that one day, I’d win I’d deserve

Starting now

I forced a wide grin "You mean it?" I kissed her lips "Tellit throughher lips against ainst them

"I really care about you, Nat I’ve never felt this way before" My tongue caressed her lower lip, then slid into herso bad I wanted to sob

I kissed her again Our mouths met and it was like a decision was made in her mind She wrapped her small arms around my neck and held on for dear life

My body trembled beneath her touch Had she any idea what she did tosoul? I kissed her again but was interrupted by sohed

"Food?" I asked