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Charlotte rushed toward me once we hit the bottom of the stairs "Ohdeep in ?" I demanded She dared to stare back at me with this dumbfounded expression thathave they been sleeping together?" My voice raised to an e level before I could stop it
She blinked repeatedly, her eyes growing larger and larger "I don’t know I guess a little over a year? That Thanksgiving when you went aith your parents"
"And you all knew?"
She shook her head quickly "No, only a few of us They tried to keep it quiet"
Tried to keep it quiet in a giant house party? Yeah
Josh’s hand tightened around ht," I responded, feeling a chill coh the crohich parted easily for hiuy was ht air hitcheeks The snowflakes should have sizzled as they hit athered to s me behind him Once we reached the boulder, he turned to me with upraised eyebrows "May I?"
Gone was the physical playfulness he’d shoe’d arrived Now his et me out of here," I whispered, nearly broken There wasn’t too much of my composure left, but I’d be damned if I let any of those onlookers see me cry, let alone break down into hysterical sobs like I wanted
Josh swung me up into his ar in his subtle cologne that smelled like sandalwood and safety He leaned in the open door, placing me on the seat The fabric was still warm from the drive in My life had fallen apart in less time than it took the windshield to freeze over
Riley flew out of the house in jeans and the sweater I bought hi to bypass the crowd I hoped his feet were bare so they’d freeze to the pave down the sidewalk
Josh cursed under his breath He balanced onover me to turn on the car "Wouldn’t want you to be cold" He stroked the side of my face, buckled my seat belt, and shut the door I unrolled the , knowing Riley would want a word
Josh didn’t come around the car, didn’t hop in and drive us away Instead, he casually leaned against the Jeep, his arn of the te the visible breath he expelled
Riley stopped a few feet in front of hi irlfriend out of your house probably took a little energy "Josh, man, let me talk to Ember"