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"Do you want to talk about these?" I asked, following the line of the jagged scar that ran across his hip and over htened as he shook his head fiercely "No You don’t need to know that, it’s in the past, it needs to stay there"

"It’s not good for you to bottle it up, Ja at hiht ain, his eyes hard and determined as he spoke, "Ellie, I don’t want you to know those things because you’ll look at me differently You won’t see me anymore; you’ll just see the knife wounds, the belt marks, and the burns I don’t want you to look at me differently, I love the way you look atthe side of er

I felteyes He was silently begging , maybe it was too painful for him to talk about; he couldn’t really be worried aboutat him differently, surely He should know me better by now

"I love every part of you and if you want to talk about it then I’ll listen and be here for you," I replied

He s me that he appreciated the sentiment "I know that, thank you"

We lapsed into silence, just sitting there looking at each other His eyes toldI needed to know, I could practically see the love shining out of his big brown eyes as he looked at hacrossmy heart speed up

I tilted ainst his softly He made a little ently, before pulling back and just looking atas tears stung o weak at the knees, and I couldn’t help but sain, everything seemed to fall into place This boy in my arms was my whole world,at lint in his eye

HeI’d ever felt before in my life

We’d had sex before, I would swear on the bible that he’d ‘made love’ to me before, but this, this was so very very different It was beautiful Every caress and kiss was different, like he was touching my very soul The whispered words of love seehts He literally gaveof himself, all of his love and passion It was thethat had ever happened to me, and I’d never felt closer to anyone in my life It was almost as if, in that moment, ere one person It made my heart swell and ache in my chest It was so special that a tear escaped my eyes, and he simply kissed it away as he whispered how much he loved me

After, he just laid on top of me and pressed his face into the side ofto trace the contours of ht our breaths I didn’t want to move, I didn’t want to shatter this ic of what had passed between us So instead I closedhis safety and protectiveness cover me as I drifted to sleep with a small s away frosoft and fluffy was placed over et more co on his jeans,He’d put a blanket overover me

I smiled to myself as I watched his muscles in his back tense and relax as he rab his t-shirt from the floor I chewed on my lip as my eyes literally devoured his ass

"Walk of sha at me over his shoulder with a shocked expression "Sorry, did I wake you? I was trying to be quiet," he said apologetically

I s my hand under my head His sofa wasn’t exactly comfortable, especially now that I was on it alone "S’okay Where you sneaking off to anyway?" I asked, raking my eyes over his chest before he covered up his hotness with the stupid t-shirt Clothes really should be illegal where Jamie’s concerned

He s o do this job I’ll be back before et soet in," he suggested, bending and kissing ht you didn’t have to be there until eleven," I countered, pouting because I could spend another couple of hours with hi the tip of er "I don’t, sleepy head, but it’s almost ten thirty now"

Ten thirty? Oh crap, I should have been ho up, al him on his butt where I onna killas I looked around for where we’d tossedhere then," he said, laughing quietly as he picked up er with a set horinned wickedly as he pushed theo without It’ll make you think of me, and it’ll definitely make me think of you," he teased