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He breathed in and out "Not yet I’?"

His brow furrowed "No"

"Can I hold your hand, then?"

He nodded I slipped h hand and it closed around ht--almost painfully so I returned the pressure

We both stared down at the pile of money "That’s two hundred and sixteen dollars," I said "You should go blow it on soed "Oh, I don’t kno about the Fun Zone in Newport? Or we could go play video games at Dale and Boomers"

He froze "It’s crowded there"

"You still need to work on that"

He pressed his lips together Pulling his hand free, he grabbed the money and tucked the thick wad of bills into his wallet "Dale and Booo with ht?"

His eyes fixed directly on mine "I want you to be more than my friend"

He shoved his wallet back into his pocket and then turned his full attention onmy wrist The look in his eyes was so intense that I took a step backward

He took a step forward

I stepped back again and he followed

"Jenna," he breathed

"Wil--" But I was interrupted when I ran into the wall and his head descended on oing into entle, and though I found it hot as hell, I had to wonder where this was coled andeverything but the heated night we shared a feeeks ago when I’d gotten naked with hifor it

Now, apparently it was his turn

His chest pressed againstand sucking atn ar a fortress The hand that was on rasp my breast, and ers My eyes rolled back into oddess This felt so good His mouth slipped off mine and he kissed his way across my cheek and down my jaw "Stay with me, Jenna"

My first iue--was to say ‘yes’ But I sed and clamped my mouth shut By that ti his teeth across it I alainst him

"Say you’ll stay Promise me"

"I can’t," I whispered shakily "But that doesn’t mean we can’t see each other ‘til I leave…"

He froze, his body as stiff as if it had been carved in stone Slowly, he pulled his mouth away from my neck

"I need you to stay"