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"You could stand to get better"

"Only for you, Jameson"

"Only for me"

"I do love you, you know," she said softly He nodded

"I know, baby girl I know," he assured her

"That doesn’t scare you?" she asked, chewing on her bottom lip He still had the ability to et used to it – she wasn’t going anywhere

"No," he shook his head "That doesn’t scareaway fro her hands across his chest

"The ga," he told her She cleared her throat

"Ja up the courage to ask hiether

"H her bottom lip

"What does the necklaceall of two inches tall

"Excuse me?"

"The necklace I mean, I knohat it means To me, I mean But what does it mean, you know, to you," she stammered

"I’m not even sure what you just said, let alone what you’re asking me," he teased her She rolled her eyes

"It’s okay, you know You said you illing to try, and that’s all I’ for I promise, this time I really promise It’s ether, and you don’t need to -," she babbled

"Tatu me if I’m in love with you?" he asked, his voice serious She sed thickly, staring at the collar of his shirt like it was hypnotizing her

"Maybe," she whispered

"Don’t be fucking stupid," he snapped She finally looked up at hi to be nice and tell you it’s okay that you don’t, that you don’t have to feel bad, and you’re such a dick, you always have to -," she started telling hile out from underneath him He put his hand over her mouth

"Tatum"

She blinked her eyes up at him

"Hmmfff?" she mumbled

"Shut the fuck up"

"Ho hh his palhteen, you idiot"

Her eyeballs nearly fell out of her head

"Hreary!?"

"I can’t understand what you’re saying"