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"He’ll do it," I said, al myself into

Chapter Six

Nate

I pushed the button on my expensive coffee machine If Jessie could seeup to ht o tu onout a couple of cups in the sink, Iwas tight around ca on my own, and I obviously could afford it, but I was thankful for what I had I knew that Jessie rented a basement unit from one of her mother’s friends

I understood she lived off of a strict budget and could only afford a couple of classes at a tiathered over the past few ¸ I thought about how glad I was this wasn’t a weekend irlfriend Rachel, because we usually hung out for a bit My extended family knew my father was somewhat of a prick but I wasn’t sure if they knew the extent of his bullshit We hid it well and Kai never asked any questions

I’ve had fantasies of one day confronting e tuition be daain, it was that fantasy of losing control that really ate away atshit out of me

I heard a knock and was surprised that Jessie had entered ured she’d just honk forup better

I swung open the door and she breezed right on in "Sorry, figured you’d let ot on the road You know us chicks and having to pee"

It was a halfhearted dig about the other night at the bar and her eyes flashed at aze for too long before I said, "Hallway First door on the right"

After she traipsed off in her worn and ripped jeans, I iainst the counter, taking her fro to shake those kinds of thoughts from my head

I needed to knock it off already--ere just friends She’d never go for ht away

But she’d ad handcuffed at the bar Maybe it’d been a terrible experience for her Maybe she kicked the guy out straight after

When she stepped out of the bathrooht T-shirt and her face was flushed What the hell? Had she been having the saht Snap the hell out of it

She looked around the apart in my black leather couches and ot theht as well play the part of the privileged college boy since that’s what she already thought of h," she said, eyeingin the corner, sans laundry basket

"Had I known you’d coht have picked up after otta pee, she’s gotta pee"

I tried not to follow that up with a retort, but I had to ad her in my apartment Maybe I should invite her over to watch a movie sometime But eren’t that type of friends, e?

"Ready to hit the road?" I strolled to the kitchen island and lifted her travel"I made you a tall arabica roast"