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He caught her chin and didn’t let go “I’ for a second chance Because we’re adults now, different fro for a new chance, as the people we are now”

She re him

What he said made perfect sense, and that’s what terrified her

“All I’ for is an opportunity to prove you can trust the h the boy I was then let you down” He s his thumb down the hard line of her jaw His soft touch h her heart that she couldn’t deny “I want to show you my country, the e’d planned, and let you see why I love it as much as I do I want you to love it, too And most importantly? I want to be your friend, Alicia I think we could both use one of those”

She licked her lips, opening herit There were so many reasons she should say no, and so many reasons to tell him to take his offer of friendship and stick it where the sun didn’t shine But he atching her with soft blue eyes, and he looked so freaking lonely, so very vulnerable, that instead of saying what she should, she listened to her screa heart instead

“Okay I’ll be your friend, Leo, but that’s it”

A grin spread on his face, and he picked up his spoon, too, looking at her like it was only aelse entirely…so, a bed, and lots of pleasure “You won’t regret this”

Funny She already did

He was going to hurt her and da to let hi would change the fact that they were two people from completely different worlds He had to et back to in New York

She stuck another spoon of ice crea up there, aren’t you, Brian? He’s totally going to break ain

Oneto check off the bucket list

Chapter Eleven

The next day, Leo knocked on Alicia’s bedroom door at precisely two o’clock in the afternoon His heart pounded hard against his ribs when he heard her footsteps approaching the door He tugged on his sleeves to make sure they were perfectly even, and readjusted his tie

Nothing but the best for Alicia

The door swung open, and there she was, fucking beautiful in her light pink dress, like usual “Oh Hi” S, she asked, “Can I help you?”