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“Only the ones I like”

She didn’t argue with him and laid her head on the pillow

He removed his jacket, kicked off his boots, and lay down beside her He didn’t give her a chance to argue with him He took her in his arms and pulled her close

Pressing his nose against her neck, he breathed her in At first, she was tense, and he accepted that There was no other way to expect her to react

“I want you to teach me how to shoot”

“So you can blow my balls off?”

“No I don’t want to die” She rolled over, and there wasn’t ht in the room, but he could see her He knew he’d be able to see her anywhere

“I can protect you”

“Landon, I get it You’ve been at this for some time, but even still, people need to accept they need help”

“I won’t let anything happen to you I can guarantee that with my life”

“What about you?” she asked

“What about me?”

She sighed “Look, you said with this curse thing you’ve got, you feel this connection The woht?”

“Exactly”

“I need you to teach me how to shoot”