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"For doing this to us," she answered, her eyes wide and scared "For ruining so you"

"You’re sorry for kissing ed her lip between her teeth and nodded quickly "I didn’t give you a choice, or a chance to think about what it could change between us"

"It was a kiss, not a contract," I said, trying to get a hint of where she was cos?"

"Because I took advantage of you," she whispered

Bullshit I walked around the coffee table until we stood inches apart "No That’s not what happened on that beach"

"It is What were you supposed to do? When you didn’t kiss me back at first… God, I wasanywhere but at me "I’m your tutor, and I put you in a shitty position"

"Did you ever stop to think that maybe I liked my position? That maybe I wanted to kiss you just as badly?"

She shook her head

I tipped her chin so she’dat us, and then my brother showed up Trust me, if that moment had happened here, the outco if I wanted to kiss you"

"It was only ahappening "Why would you want to?"

"Maybe we need to think about e’re risking"

I orderedmove and I’d be back to square one, and now that I knehere I wanted to be…well, square one wasn’t it "There’s no pressure I’m not in a rush If you need to think, that’s okay with me, but I already knohat I want"

"I need a ainst every instinct I had, but I could do this

"Okay," I said, and backed away fronment isn’t due for a couple of days Let’s pick this up toht note of panic slipping in

I gave her my best s I’d never done--conceded the battle and walked away

But the ould be worth it

Chapter Ten