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I’d intended to talk hi about sex This wasn’t exactly how I meant for it to happen I wanted to convince hih it would be hard on both of us Part of ht that sex would bind hi that I wasn’t the one for him Then there was that other small voice in my head that said I wanted hi But the biggest part of me wanted Asher inside of me, to have that kind of connection with him

"I just wanted to talk at Hillview It seemed secluded and the stars there are beautiful"

"When have you seen the stars at Hillview Peak?" he asked with a scowl that h

"I snuck up there with Scarlet ere thirteen to see if we could spy anyone having sexmostly it was curiosity"

Asher see sex at thirteen?"

"Not yet," I replied, laughing There was no reason to defend my best friend She’d been boy crazy since ten And it was exactly one inity

"I don’t want anyone seeing us going there They’ll talk," Asher said

"You’ve been theredeal"

He reached down and laced his fingers throughdeal And I don’t want anyone thinking I’ you in my damn pickup truck Especially at Hillview Peak"

Asher rarely cursed around me The fact he did it now onlys uy and should never settle for any less Asher would always be uy could ever be

Asher Sutton

"YOU BETTER EAT theet up and fix them for you to just look at them," Momma said, as she stared at one Vanished

"Yes, Momma," I replied before I forced a bite into my mouth and chewed

Steel had hurried up, finished his breakfast, then left Didn’t even look ood He needed to keep his distance until I was able to calm down

"Can I have another?" Dallas asked like a daet it yourself! She’s not your waitress!" I snapped at hi as he stood up with his plate and headed to the stove