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"No" I cut hi Before his sexy drawl ain "Don’t come here, I won’t see you You can’t"

"I’h for people nearby to look over He can’t co, "promise me you won’t If you care about me at all, you won’t come here"

"Jules…"

"Promise me!" I demand fiercely

"Only if you proes

I hesitate

"Just to talk You can’t just disappear on h with emotion and old memories "Not after what happened You owe ht And if the last twenty four hours have taughtaway doesn’t solve any ofaway, ready to erupt at the slightest chance

"Fine," I whisper, with a wash of defeat "I’ll coht now I have stuff to do here, and, I need time to think"

"How much time?" Emerson demands

"A few days, a week" I offer helplessly I could use a whole year to pull ether, but hell, I tried four years, and that didn’t work either

"One week Then I’ for you," Emerson promises, and I can hear the deadly intent in his tone He’s not fking around He would ht up the steps of campus and into a lecture, and carry me out over his shoulder if he wanted

It’s pathetic, but that thoughttwist low init

I’ screwed

"A week" I finally echo "But you can’t co in just when you feel like it"

"Why not?" E pause All I can hear is the shallow sound of his breath on the other end of the line, but suddenly, it’s like I can feel it, hot against the hollow of rowl, and I shiver, just at the sound It’s like everyone aroundbut the sound of his voice