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But even without talking, she obviously wasn’t interested inme to kiss them

I stopped in front of her and cupped her face in one ofelse I had to touch her to see if she was real The perfection seemed almost impossible Everyone had physical flaws I wanted to find hers

I usedlipstick She didn’t need it--those lips were already a pretty pink

"It’s tih I should have been the one to walk away

She stayed where she was, staring up at ave her aas the pulse in her neck She was nervous, but she was either too scared or too curious to ainst her and she was backed against the tree behind her "Told ya to run, sugar," I reminded her just before I lowered ar

CHAPTER 3

MAGGIE

I was deterht Aunt Coralee had forced him to take me to that party, and I used it as an opportunity to show him I wouldn’t be a bother Mostly, I sat in the dark by myself, away from everyone Every thirtyforspot

I really hoped this wasn’t an every weekend event I didn’t want to have to go through that every time Brady went to the field party I preferred to stay inout alone in a dark field wasn’t exactlyhappened that had certainlyof the place I’d claiotten uy I didn’t even know He’d been so tall and his hair was dark and curled at the ends His faceIt was like God had taken all the perfect features for uy

It hadn’t been those things that o It had been his eyes Even in the darkness, I’d seen a heaviness there A heaviness I’d never seen in anyone but myself

He’d told hisup and cursed while hitting his truck Anyone who talked to his mother that way couldn’t be bad He didn’t scare me