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"There’s a very good lookingat you," Lyn says when the lesson is over and the girls are getting changed

I turn quickly and see Nate standing at the door, leaning against the frarin on his face, and the helmet for his bike is tucked up under his ar that sexy-as-hell motocross outfit My heart leaps into my throat and a se, unable to pull ood today, Avery I’ll see you to at her as I walk towards Nate His grin gets bigger as I near closer

"Hey, you," I say, stopping in front of hiot work this afternoon?"

I shakewithet outside and I see his bike leaning against a tree "There are parks, you know?"

He laughs and pulls ine when I step close He

"My baby doesn’t like parks"

"Ohhh, your baby," I tease "Your baby is a bit battered"

He turns to me, his eyes warm, but he doesn’t touch me He doesn’t lean in and kiss me, or hold me close, because I know he can’t My chest seizes a little at that thought Knowing he can’t and won’t touch me in public, that there’s a chance we’ll never just be able to walk down the street holding hands, absolutely kills ht and happy shine

"Stop thinking it, Dancer I know you are, so just stop"

"I’ that you’ll never haveyou to stop"

I look up at him Damned mind-reader

"Stop because it’ll never happen and there’s no point in dwelling on it, or stop because it will happen?"

He givesa question I can’t answer right now If you don’t want this, walk away noon’t follow you I will respect your choice"

"You know I can’t do that," I say, my voice low and soft "I can’t walk away froers down "

I stare at the bike, then back to hih and rolls his eyes "On the biker, Dancer"

I sigh "Fine, let’s do it"

He hands me a helmet off the back and I pull it on over my face He does the sa it It purrs to life, loud and angry, as if it just wants to go fast He reaches his hand out and I take it, using it to pull myself over the bike behind him I wrap ht as he zips through the traffic