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"I do for the most part," she tells me with this flirty look in her eyes thatSure she may try to stay away from people, but it’s nearly i you’d keep going and bring that intense look out"

My ck starts to harden insideskills out, the ones I used when I first hooked up with girls

"It’s going to take a whole lot et that look to co her a cocky grin "A lot, lota laugh "Okay" She dru deeply and then her eyes light up with an idea She scoots across the seat and I wait in anticipation for whatever she’s going to do to win this thing she started

She kneels up, sweeping her hair to the side, her chest at ant s to pay attention to the road, but as she leans her body toward et distracted by her body heat Then she slants her face toward ainst hten on the wheel I hear the intakes of her breath as she leans down and plants a kiss onneed blast throughon ers slide across the front of my chest I work to keep my eyes open, on the road, at the traffic in front of ers drift doard and encounter my dick and I’m seriously about lose it "God damn it," I curse and she starts to retreat I swerve the truck to the side as she pulls back, her eyes wide as she peers over at the houses beside the curb where we’re parked

"What are you doing?" she asks, looking back atchest

I shove the gearshift in park and reach for her waist "All right, you win" It’s all I say and then I lean over, cup the back of her head, and kiss her So ainst my lips and I shake my head, unable to pullher until the sky co irl I’ve kissed before and she sort of is, at least with anybehind it I don’t let my hands wander anywhere under her clothes, only over because I know once I cross that line, the date will be over I won’t be able to stop myself… Jesus I don’t want to stop myself But eventually, after my lips are numb, and the heat of her body blends with mine, we pull back

Her arms are fastened around ely alive at the ely happy that I’ us on our date?" she asks with hilarity in her voice like the word "date" is the funniest word she’s ever said

"It’s a surprise" I can’t help but grin when she frowns in disappointment

"Fine, but just for future reference, I don’t like surprises" She climbs off my lap and sits down beside me in the e back onto the road,in hts on how she referred to our future and how much I actually liked it

Violet

We pick up fast food froe of the town that has the best burger, then Luke drives up to the ht us here because he wants to make out more, which see out in the truck was e of the cliff, debating how easy it’d be to tip forward and fall to the jagged rocks below But then he tells me he wants to hike up a little ways, so I follow hi, while he carries a flashlight frolove box

"You know, if I would’ve known you were taking me on a hike, I wouldn’t have worn a dress," I say, thankful I decided against the heels and opted for ainst the dirt as he sweeps the flashlight across the crooked path in front of us, peering over his shoulder at me "Personally, I like the dress"

"I’m sure you do," I mutter with a smile I’d put the dress on because I knew he’d like it If that’s one thing I’uys like

He smiles over his shoulder and reaches back to take my hand I stuether up the path It’s late, the sky charcoal dusted with glittering stars The ht my jacket We walk silently to the top of the hill where the view of spreads out in front of us I can see the highway and the city tothe If I didn’t know any better, I would think he’d brought ht and drop-off in front of us would o ofthe flashlight on the ground so it’s spotlighting the sky I drop down beside his out, crossing theoes like?" I ask, opening the bag

He rests back on his hands, staring out at the view "Honestly, probably not Most people probably go to thefor us"

I grab a fry fro and plop it into my mouth "Why? Because we’re weird and dark and out of the ordinary?"

He sits up and ru out a handful of fries "Yeah, prettyand unwrap it "But what makes you so weird and dark and out of the ordinary, Luke Price?"

He flips the leather band on his wrist with his finger "Lots of stuff"

I take a cup of ranch out of the bag and peel the top off "Why do you alear that band around your wrist?"

He raises his arht "Because ht before she died"

I start choking on ets in theh with my hands pressed to my chest

He twists his head inbut the outline of his face and his eyes look like two black holes, but I can picture the intensity in them "She threw herself off a roof when I elve"

I have a heartbreaking epiphany "That’s why you were so worried about me when you saw me ju "That and the fact that you look so detached all the time," he says and I suck in a startled breath as I realize just howin common Death of a loved one He instantly reaches over and his fingers encircle my wrist "Violet, I’m sorry I didn’t mean to be so blunt… I don’t even knohy I said it"