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She grinned at hiot out of bed “You proe apps today, and she’s been so pissed off lately, I don’t want to ot dressed and headed for the door She ht to the kitchen table, where the paperwork for college was arranged in neat piles

At the last minute, she weakened and turned around

He lay in her bed, naked, her tattered blue comforter across his hips, his bare feet stuck out froic; she ot close, he reached up and curled his war her down for a kiss Just before his lips touched hers, she heard him say, “I love you so much ” It took all her willpower not to crawl back in bed with him

“You’re a sex maniac ”

“Takes one to know one ”

Soreen of his eyes and the love she saw, soo away to college? Just walk away from her?

“Co me, and I told her I wouldto check ”

“What if I just missed the deadline?” he said

“You won’t Now get your ass up You need to finish putting everything together ”

“Our last day of break and we have to do stupid shit,” Zach gru the covers back He saw the way she reacted to his nakedness and he grinned wolfishly, but before he could say anything, Lexi left the bedroom and sat down at the kitchen table

Zach slid into a seat beside her, propping his elbow on the table “Lex?”

She looked at him “What?”

“I want to go wherever you go Really ”

He leaned forward and kissed her, and she thought about hoould feel to let hiood for him to say he wanted to be with her, but that was a distant cousin to going with her To be with Lexi, he’d have to stand up to his parents and disappoint Mia, as more than just a sister It would never happen, so there was no point drea about it

“Come on,” she finally said “I don’t want to piss yourMia says everyone is sledding on Turner Hill ”