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It didn’t take long to walk fro I came up the side stairs, and when I opened the door, I noticed the stadiu past some offices and conference rooms, I turned and saw thean looked like ants compared to the ht fro It was Sa She broke into a run, and I walked faster Her eyes ide, her mouth opened, and there was no hesitation She threw herself at ainst the wall My legs were unsteady, fro ed her She huggedto her ear, I whispered, "It feels good to hold you again"

She clasped onto s around my waist When she didn’t respond, I knew she couldn’t I wanted to kiss her, but she was pressed into my chest and her head went to otten how perfectly she fit with an had walked closer, but he saw irl’s hand and said so in her ear When he led her out the door, I knew he had given us so s tightened in response

"Mason?"

I turned for one of those conference rooainst the wall again Her legs fell so she was standing on her own, and she gazed up at me in confusion I cupped the back of her head and slaood

Her hands lifted and bunched ain, she pulledbeforeunderneath her bra I o seconds fro mine dohen I re ainst hers I wanted to be between her legs, feel her body underneathas I ot where one began and one ended

She whispered, panting, "Can we please take a separate car froe there

I laughed, turning into her neck Kissing her, I murmured, "I think we’ll have to God, I’ve missed you" I couldn’t stop h so her legs wrapped back around my waist, so she could look down at lazed over frohs of frustration

Her hand lifted, and she ran her fingers throughmy cheek She smiled down at me I saw the love and warony So and I didn’t think it was just froue I wanted to question her, push her buttons so she spilled rong, but that wouldn’t work anymore for us Sah me There was distance between us, physical and emotional My hand lifted and I rubbed a thu over the botto"

She stilled

I never looked away from her "I can’t push you to talk anymore, Sam You have to tell me on your own This won’t work otherwise"

A tear for her lip, she jerked her head in a nod Some of her hair fell forward to block her face, and I tucked it behind her ear, an to esture, and o through me, it pushed the pain away We’d be fine We’d have to be

I let her back down to the floor, but kept her inmy chin on the top of her head, her arain I asked, "Will you tell ainst ency of it coursed through, me and I tipped her head back up Our eyes collided and held "I mean it, Sam You have to tell "

"I won’t" A sed at the corner of her mouth, and she cupped ?" Because I knew there was so on "Is this about your dad?" No… That didn’t feel right It was so else

She hesitated

"Sam"

She shook her head "You know lanced away

I bit back my words I wanted to make her tell me, but Matteo’s words stayed with me His woman smacked him back into place when he faltered Sae that We needed to have that I hadn’t kno bothered I had been when he said those words, but it did Sam rarely put me in , but I’aze, and I saw sheShe added, "I will tell you, but not yet"