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I was too shocked to react as his tongue darted and swept My body shook as he punished me

I came apart within seconds

He pulled back and wiped his face on the comforter, and yelled at Ash “Don’t worry, man, I won’t be late I already had breakfast”

“Huh?” Ash knocked again “You on that whole protein bar kick again?”

“Yeah…” Maksim didn’t look away fros tried to inhale ot a new flavor; wanted to try it out”

“Whatever, you have five minutes before I kick your ass”

“Can’t wait” Maksiain

He left me more confused than ever

More turned on than I should be

Was he serious this tih?

Did he mean it?

Or was I just comfortable?

Soirl he screwed and fell for, the one that’s always going to stand by his side even when he does the unthinkable

I fell back against the bed, feeling ashaive le sign that said it was a bad idea?

And was I just… available?

To the boy I’d given my heart to

And the ive it back

I heard Maksim curse and stumble around in his room next door, and then, “Hey jackass, you waited”

More cursing, , probably Maksim

I stared up at the ceiling Maybe it would be best if I just took one day at a tis out

Maksi; so was I It was okay to be patient

I nodded reed with myself in the same breath

Time We both just needed time

I could do that

I could wait

Chapter Nine

“I slept after the prostration of the day, with a stringent and profound slu me could avail to break” —Robert Louis Stevenson

Maksim

“Son of a bitch!” I take another hit to my left cheek, then duck as Ash comes for o all Jake Paul on me!”

“You bring that up?” He dives for e to the left “You know I lost ht!”