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“That’s cool,” I murmured

He quirked a brow at me

“Most guys don’t want to admit stuff like that to their dude friends,” I reasoned

“And you’d know this because you’re a guy?”

“Yes I’uy”

Sebastian ignored irl, they don’t care who knows They’re not ashamed of it”

I was going to have to take his word on it

The lake was about twenty minutes outside town, near Keith’s faravel and dirt roads From what I knew, it was actually on the outskirts of Keith’s family property, and his family owned it But they didn’t really police it, so people could use it however they saw fit

Sebastian turned onto the private access road The wheels bumped over the uneven terrain and dust pluoing to be so ticked at you” I laughed as I peered out the“But he’d totally do the sa”

“Hell, he would’ve taken his car ht it to me I don’t feel bad at all”

After hitting every barely accessible road for about an hour, ured we’d start heading back, but then I caught a glih the trees

Yearning sparked inhome to the empty, quiet house that sometimes reminded me of a set of bones that had no skin or muscle It was just an outline of a home No filler

Guilt churned my stomach The house did have filler It had my mo andas

Mom lived a She lived a half life

She worked all the time, came home, worked some more, ate dinner and went to sleep Rinse and repeat the next day That was her half life

“Can we stay for a little while?” I asked, shoving my hands between my knees “Or do you have somewhere to be?”

“Nope Got nothing else to do Let me hit these roads a couple of more times, and we’ll head down to the dock”

“Awesome,” I murmured

I stayed quiet as Sebastian drove down a few more roads before he pulled off on the shoulder, by some bushes I unbuckled my seat belt

“Stay put for a second,” he said before I could open the door

I watched hied around the front of the Jeep He opened my door and boith flourish “Milady”

I snort-laughed “Seriously?”

He extended a hand toward entleman”

I took his hand and let him help me out of the Jeep I started to hop dohen his other hand landed on my hip Surprised by the contact, I jerked forward and rass

Sebastian caughtaround ainst his chest Air punched out of ether

My throat dried instantly as I slowly lifted my head I couldn’t see his eyes, since they were hidden behind the bill of the cap My heart was pounding so fast I wondered if he could feel it

We were that close

“Having trouble?” He laughed, but so sounded off about it It was deeper than norht shivers down my spine “I don’t know if I can trust you to walk to the docks”

“Oh, co the space before I did so his cheeks and bringing his mouth to mine

Then Sebastian s

He dipped slightly, hooked his arm behind my knees, and a second later I was up in the air,over his shoulders His ar me in place

Shrieking, I grabbed the back of his shirt “What are you doing?”

“Helping you get to the docks”

“Ohthe back of his shirt My hair fell forward like a thick curtain “I can walk on my own!”