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He ran the knuckles of our joined hands across my collarbones “It makes me nervous when you talk like that”

“Like what?” His fingertips brushed my nipple

“Like law school isn’t important”

Right no school felt a million miles away A problem to worry about later I wanted to just be in this moment This sweat-soaked, sex-fueled, happy as fuck moment

“It’s suaveand why I was out all hours “I’ve got the rest of my life to work”

“I think,” he drawled and dropped my hand so he could palash me and leftoff on you”

“What does that mean?”

“You are the serious student, the girl with plans and the big future”

“And you’re what?”

“Trouble, baby” He grinned but I kneas just a shoas putting on The whole town thought he was trouble Too reckless Too char Too lazy Too O’Neill, for most people’s taste But he’d shown me the real him

And the real him was vulnerable And smart And so sweet he broke my heart all the damn time

“Well, I have an idea,” I said, pushing ainst his chest, because frankly, two could play this game and as er for me was non-stop

And I liked that so much I could barely stand it

“What’s your idea?” he whispered as my hand traveled over his chest and down the tender skin of his belly “Fuck, Juliette”

“When I go back to school in September, come with me”

“To Oklahoma?”

“Actually, I’ about a transfer to Tulane” I’d already put in the paperwork, mostly just to see if it was possible And it was I hadn’t made any other moves because I wanted to talk to him But I knew Tyler and he needed some roadblocks knocked down before he’d believe we had a future

“New Orleans?” His eyes ide and I knew I had him This future I saw for us was possible