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"You gavemy hand up to rest on his chest next to my face "You were the perfect date, Jaxon"
"I wanted to be I had it in ood time because I know you so well I didn’t want you to fall for some loser’s charht happen if I wasn’t there to protect you" He sighed deeply and grippedyou happy It uess I never kne ht your father threw you down the stairs"
I stiffened a little "I needed you more than ever that day"
"I know, and I was actually there when you neededthat "
"You’re not"
"I know, but it didn’t scare ood"
Tingles sweptHe see to me like this It was such a different side to hio to Uni after this su with you to Winthrop" This sudden declaration had ood little apartment, and I’ll take care of you so you could just focus on your schoolwork I don’t want you losing your scholarship to stupid shit like money problems and work"
My eyes watered and I hurriedly went to wipe therabbed my hand before I could and then looked down at eous, Sara I never told you before how beautiful you are"
Whoa Who was this guy? Tellingme I was beautiful? He continued to stare at e to lock eyes with hiht with nerves and a waterfall of freshly unsuppressed feelings
He wants to take care of you He thinks you’re beautiful This is Jaxon Barloe’re talking about here!
I don’t knohy, or ht lead to, but I moved up and rested my head on the same pillow as his, aze at each other
I kneas suddenly apparent that ere taking each other in knowing it was going to lead to soave either of us the opportunity to cut the tension in the air, reclais of attraction
His eyes wandered aboutaroundup I did the sa in his face, hair, lips, eyes, lips, lips, lips… God, his ood to me
I leaned in just barely but stopped, uncertain of his feelings Thedeeply intohe’d ever known, his lips parted and, squeezingI felt were our noses touching, and then the soft feeling of his full lips brushing against ently laid his hand onit My heart thuainstevery bit of me as if his touch was an alarain, this tithis; soined Lucinda walking in and catching us with pure shock on her face Or elation