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“Oh, for fuck’s sake, Chase” Turning away from him, I blow hi as he follows behind

“You ,” he says, bristling with tension “He was practically dry hu you”

“Chase, ere dancing That’s all I don’t understand what the big deal is”

“The big deal is the way he was touching you No one should touch you that way, except e of his nose and squeezes his eyes shut, obviously trying to reign in his te his eyes, he appears wounded

“Look,” I say, trying a softer approach, “you need to understand so When I ith Evan, he controlled my entire life From what I did and hom, to what I wore and where I went This is the first ti overdeal I told him I ith you And I am with you”

His face softens, but there’s still fury hiding behind his eyes “The last thing I want is to oppress you the way Evan did, but you need to look at it the way I saw it What if you walked into a bar and I had my arms around some random woman, hoould you feel?”

“We were just dancing”

“Youto bet he had other ideas” Walking towardwith you like that, except me”

“I never would have let anything happen,” I say

“I know I trust you, it’s the other guy I don’t trust”

“It’s the sa I would never do what Evan did towith anyone but you It takes two to tango, and I wasn’t interested”

“Olivia—”

“You can’t co you don’t like” I lean up and kiss the tip of his nose “I’ll try not tocurve I want to be able to do the things I want to do without fear of being told no”