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I OFTEN WONDERED if it was a coirl to fall in love at thirteen And if it was, does that love last? Or is it just a crush? Can you even truly love that young? These thoughts keptabout love? Because Asher Sutton had given ood

"Dixie Monroe, what are you doing walking out here by yourself? Ain’t safe for a girl You know better!" That thick, deep voice was Asher Sutton’s I’d know it anywhere My cheeks heated and I felt silly I didn’t want to admit I had missed the bus because E after PE and I’d been left in the locker rooivenand s to wear, at least I didn’t want Asher to see me or smell me like this

"I, uh, just wanted to walk," I sta he wouldn’t realize I was barefoot There had been no extra shoes for rass felt fine on my feet Luckily, it wasn’t cold or wet outside, or I would’ve been in a fix

"Well, that was a bad idea Your daddy would have a fit and will if he catches wind you walked ho a walk Get in this truck"

Asher Sutton’s truck It was fairls in toanted to experience Asher’s truck He was known as the best kisser in town and he was by far the most handsome boy I’d ever seen I knew he’d had sex in that truck with a college girl just last week And Asher was only sixteen

I looked down atand the shorts that hung pastaroundoff My bare feet were dirty and the pretty pink nail polish on er reminded me of cotton candy

"It’s okay He won’t mind He knows I like to walk for exercise," I lied It was the first thing I could think of Because Asher was right My daddy was not going to be happy about any of this Not about the clothes, shoes, or o up to the school to as I had lostto hide this fro this story at all "Not et in this truck, Dixie Can’t leave you out here to walk," he paused and I glanced up at hiirl, are you barefoot?"

I sighed This had been huhtone out of her way to ure out why she hated et people to likeI did or said could make Emily like ularly At least once a week Never had it been this bad before Because never had Asher Sutton witnessed it

I kneasn’t going to leave et this over with "Yeah, I, uh, lost those," I sounded like an idiot

Asher frowned He didn’t seeet in the truck"

I did as I was told this tioing to start worrying about h I was done trying to be nice to her She had taken it too far I was in Asher Sutton’s truck looking like an idiot and sain once I was inside

"Buckle up," he said, "then explain to ym clothes that could fitho But I was a terrible liar Daddy said I stammered and turned red the moment I even tried to fib a little

"So after PE class" Just saying it irl next door that Asher Sutton liked to tease I wanted to look grown up and have boobs like E to make me look older than thirteen