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He ran a hand through his hair in a frustrated gesture "Just tellon in that an He nodded his head because this was so we had discussed before "The showcase was my best opportunity at a chance to dance professionally after school"

"So the people your dance teacher introduced you to tonight--they could offer you a job?"

"Yes," I sighed as I reached into e I had hoped that soht possibly be interested, but this is more than I even letat the cards

I shuffled through theo San Francisco And two are from places in New York"

"They’re all pretty far away," he pointed out

My heart sank at the thought that ouldn’t be able to figure this out somehow Dance was e part ofhi to do

"Yeah, unfortunately they are There just aren’t a whole lot of opportunities to dance around here I swear to God, if there were I would be interested because you’re here"

"And this is what you want to do? Go soht about how to explain it so that he would understand andposition at his feet as I answered "Yes, Jackson It really is what I want to do It’s my dream, and if I don’t chase it now, then I will lose o of it yet"

Jackson pulled me onto his lap and wrapped his arms around me "I think that’s what bothers me the most, Kaylie That you would honestly think that I’d want you to give up your dream for me You should know me better than that I hat’s best for you Always"

I breathed a huge sigh of relief "Even if it means that I have to move a thousand ht now Do you also want our relationship? Because I can’t do this thing alone"

"I absolutely want you inhi learn to talk to me," he replied after our kiss ended "I know it’s hard Hell, afteryour aunt, I don’t kno the hell you ended up so sweet And I definitely get why you learned to keep shit to yourself living with her But if you want this thing to work between us, it’s sooing to move a thousand miles away to dance"

"I know, and I swear I will do better I don’t want to lose you, and I know that if I can’t figure out how to let you in ht"

"That’s all I needed to hear," he reassured ht, but I needed to know that you’re in this for the long haul with me Because I’-distance relationship?"

"Yes, sweetheart Even then," he murmured "I already broke all my other rules Why not this one too?"

CHAPTER 16

Jackson

It was like the flood gates had opened between us when Kaylie and I spent the whole night after her showcase talking She finally started sharingon inside her head with irlfriend to talk to uy in the world that had to practically beg his girl to talk to hiuys avoided serious conversations like the plague I couldn’t help but wonder how the hell I’d gone fro so serious about Kaylie that I wanted to know everything about her

It was pretty damn scary to think about the is for her were just so fucking intense She had the power to crushtione full fucking throttle straight fro around forsure as shit showed how much Kaylie had coether

Kaylie had dreaible thing tying her to her parents She worked damn hard to make those dreams come true, and there was no way I could be a roadblock to the she wanted in her life When she’d told me about the offer the dance co bright that it was io But she was still considering her other options and had talked about possibly going to Chicago because it was closer to me She was happy about that option, but she was thrilled about the idea of going to New York