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"Does knowing that make you uncomfortable?" he asked, his voice soft and low

Yes No "I don’t know," I adersloose My heart kicked against ers slipped under the collar, following the line of my collarbone to where it dipped at the base ofor if I wanted hi me Coer there and then his handaround the base of ainst my pulse, and it went crazy as he tilted my head back He lowered his head until his mouth was above mine, so close I could taste his minty breath

Time seemed to stop and then he tilted his head "It makes me uncomfortable," he spoke just above a whisper, and as he did, his lips brushed the corner of h s touching ain, his lips were near ht now"

I shuddered from the combination of our closeness, the feel of his soft hair on ainst my pulse An almost painful heaviness ers tre theo for it," he continued in the same low, seductive voice "I don’t even think twice about it, but with you…I’ve got to think" His lips hit a surprisingly sensitive spot right under my ear I jerked as a tiny, raspy sound crept out of my throat "And that probably aze lingering for athere, at a co, oddly, to not be so lucky

I let go of the breath I didn’t realize I was holding My throat felt insanely tight andan unsteady little dance in h he wasn’t near iness in the room that made the shirt I wore feel too heavy I’d never had such a…visceral reaction to a guy before, especially one that I’d known for two days

Two days, and I’d already slept in the saain, when I’d never shared a bed with a guy before Two days sincehim in the stairwell, and only one day since I learned the truth about the world and er than that Maybe that hy everything was heightened I’d been thrust into this, into Seth’s world, spending hour after hour with hi, evendifferently

But none of it mattered Once we reached South Dakota, it sounded like he’d be gone, and only strangers would surround h we had just er anymore My knees were shaky

Seth sat on the bed and he lifted his hand, scrubbing his hand through his hair as he looked over at me "Would it make you feel ht?"

Surprise flickered through ht he’d offer that, especially after last night, but the idity out ofmy feet to move to the other side of the bed "That’s not necessary You’re a big boy and I’irl"

He cocked an eyebrow, but re etting ether and my hands fitted across ht switch Thethe "big girl" part iht have stopped breathing a little And when theht have had a minor heart attack

"Josie?" His voice was soft in the darkness

"Yeah?" I croaked

There was a beat of silence "If you want to use ain, I won’t h erupted out of me Moderately embarrassed and partly amused, I turned my head toward him As my vision adapted to the darkness, I could les of his face "Thanks"

"Just thought I’d let you know I actually like cuddling And I like what typically coht the stupid grin tugging at my lips "I bet there’s condoms in those baskets on the dresser"

"Oh h escapedmy hands down on my face "What kind of motel has condoms in baskets in the lobby?"

Seth chuckled as he reached out, tugging the closest hand away froo of my hand Both of our hands lay in the ers wrapped loosely around mine I don’t knohy he did it or why his hand stayed like that, but when the quietness stretched and his breathing deepened, his fingers reht I reet any sleep that night

Chapter 13

I HAD used Seth as a giant body pillow Again