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Sheseconds before she rests her hands lightly against h"

It’s distracting, feeling her breath against my skin, but I nod and say, "I will"

"And you have to talk to et to the root of your actions unless I knohat you’re thinking, how you’re feeling"

I stiffen I know she’s right, but that doesn’tabout my shitespecially not with her

When I don’t reply, she tries to pull back, but I keep ht against mine, she leans back her shoulders and looks at me

"If you want my help, that’s the price"

I ask, "What if orked out a trade? Like the other night"

Pink floods her cheeks, and her tongue peeks out to wet her lips "You want et answers to my questions?"

"I was thinking more a question for a question, but I’m fine with your idea"

She shakes her head quickly "No, question for a question sounds good to me"

I must be twisted because the more she tries to pull away, theto that whole hard-to-get thing after all

"First question," I say "What are you afraid of?"

"What do you hts?"

I smile "No I mean what are you afraid of withabout"

I trailthe smooth skin of her jaw and cup her cheek "You want et too close, you run So what about me scares you so bad?"

She exhales, and her breath fans overme

"It’s not you Not really"

"It’s not you, it’swith?"

"I should have said it’s not co, definitely But it’s more thatI don’t knohat I want"

I use ainst mine "Liar If the number of times you’ve looked at my mouth in the last minute is any indication, you know exactly what you want"