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“So sweet,” he whispered

She slow-blinked as the world changed its perspective He lifted her up, and out of instinct, she wrapped her liainst the wall, and they continued to eat at each other’sshe’d dreamed of and more The boy who’d kissed her had becoue He rolled his hips, and she whis, too The friction of his jeans against her soaked underwear had herwith him Heat flooded her face and neck Her head spun

“That’s it Let it go for e; she arched her back and cried out He sed her noises, keeping the passionate exchange a secret between them

Shaking, she clung to hiround and buried his face into her neck “Never doubt I love you, Aibhlinn I just don’t kno to be in a relationship They scare the hell out of me What we have is the closest I’ve ever co your heart has haunted me for years” He placed a kiss to her temple

“Then letWhy is this any different?”

“I’ve battled this de its hooks are embedded into my soul Not even you can loose those chains”

“Don’t you see we’re doing everything but having sex and putting a title to us? I love you, Enzo I’d do anything for you Hell, I have been your ride or die so longI’ve got a list of infractions to prove it I want to help you I knoe could be good together I want it so bad, I can fucking taste it But I can’t continue with the dysfunction If we can’t go all inwe need to place boundaries and keep to the it damn hard to find anyone else”

He closed his eyes and rested his forehead against hers

Déjà vu struck Her heart broke It was sohe felt the same why “You son of a bitch Why even tellto do this?”

“What do you want me to do, Ave?” he cried out brokenly

“Stop fighting it,” she said through gritted teeth Her hand reached down to cup the bulge in his pants “Feel with me Don’t manipulate my body, open up your soul and let me in I’m already there, Enzo I’m under your skin I’m in your brain I know you better than you know yourself”

Hisincreased “I—”

“For once, trust in us” She ed him, and he rocked into her hands “Letin she nipped at his neck, embolden

ed by the cover of darkness and privacy of the s lot His body shook She slipped her hand into his pants, and they both ripped hihtly and pumped

“Aibhlinn”