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It was too late He dragged le, I let out a deep breath, taking in the glorious view above I didn’t care that the cold was burning through ht sky was lit by the reflection in the snow of the bright stars above us My eyes grew heavier the longer we lay there until I felt Luke sit up

"I’ off at the woods

"I didn’t even think you knehat alcohol was," I adain He was always so levelheaded--especially coers in my day" He looked back, offended

I raised an eyebrow, then blew out a deep, gurgled laugh

"All right, one," he confessed "But I dated a girl once who liked to party She’d stop by ht to remember"

"Luke!" I swatted him on the arm I’d never heard him talk like that before "I’in"

"A virgin!? Hey, Caleb isn’t the only Townsend ht flickered on at Logan’s house, drawing both our attention

"Maybe Julia’s there," I suggested, raising an eyebrow "I would go see, but then I irl, " He stood and walked toswig

"Notout

Luke must’ve sensed I didn’t like where the conversation was heading because he called out, "Show el!"

I smiled As if I could transport randparents’ backyard, I closed el

My body arh to the bone The weight in an to drift into the night when the crunch of snow and an "Oh, shit!" froht me back

"Get up!"

I openedaway, only to find a dark, falossy eyes readjusted to the darkness, slowly revealing Logan’s taut jaw and livid expression I was too drunk to care, instead lettingchest bulged froht to hie I’d dreaht--but even still, that thought alone held h to help h it when he steps out of the shower It was one of the sexiest things I’d ever seen

Every inch of thrill insideheated and aroused, and less frozen to the ground

Why is he here? I thought he was gone for good I guess that’s the problehbors