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She led us over to a Volkswagen Beetle "This is your car that’s always breaking down?" I asked shed, "Yeah, I love ood when it refuses to start about twice a

"Well, it just so happens I’s mechanical, so I’estively I pressed her lightly against the car, leaning in, loving the feel of her body againstmy whole world on fire I pulled out of the kiss and pressed my forehead to hers,

"Thank you for the photo"

"No probleain, I pressed my lips to hers softly

Reluctantly, I pulled away and o home before her parents started to worry All I wanted to do was carry her up to my room, lock the door and never leave I opened her car door, not really wanting to have her here longer than necessary

"Ellie, pro at her intently She rolled her eyes "I’ain, Ito make sure she understood

"Ok stud, whatever you want," she said, kissingin her car

I shut her door and stepped back, watching her start her car, the engine was a little whiny, sounded like it needed a service and an oil change to me, maybe I’d do it for her next week I watched her drive up the road and disappear froht before I headed back inside, I couldn’t stop the smile I had stretched across my face I had never been this happy in irl

Chapter 9

Wednesday passed the same as Tuesday, I didn’t really doon Thursday, I wouldn’t be suffering too ether, which seerateful for

On Thursdaythat this would work out, otherwise I’d have to go and work in Brett’s club, but that would be weekends and I didn’t really want to do that if I could help it

As I walked in the office, Connor, looked at me shocked "hit, Jamie! What the hell happened?" he asked, concerned

I’d already decided to lie and try and play up that this wasn’t ed, I’