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She was too much of a temptation And I wanted to taste her lips so badly I’d almost rolled on top of her and taken that kiss Mother Nature had stolen froreenhouse

“At least take a couple more pillows and the blanket” She shoved a wall of white, insanely high thread count linens onto me

Her eyes reminded me of the o They had wafers of chocolate in theular chocolate chips And they were soft and delicious and I knew she’d taste the exact same way So I’d banishedI couldn’t take back Namely, wrap her bed head curls around er, and see if those lips were everything I’d been thinking about for the past few days

The night on the floor wasn’t all that bad I’d slept in far worse places and the pillows and blankets , which didn’t happen often I still couldn’t believe I’d fallen asleep in that chair the night before, but I could believe I’d woken up like so to rob ut and I’d io A hazard I’d come to expect If I fell asleep soe when someone woke me up

But even on the floor in this new rooe anymore Jules was here The bathroo letto make sure she didn’t wake me up

I cracked open an eye She was crouched down by the edge of the bed, tying her shoes

“Where you going?”

She ju her chest

“You scared the shit out of me” Her whisper-yell made me smile

“Where are you going?”

Her lips pinched, and she pushed herself off the floor and finished tying her shoes The mumbled words barely made it out of her mouth

“Where?” I cupped my hand around my ear

She let out an exasperated sigh “For a run I’e in her eyes like she’d told s

“Cool, give me three minutes and I’ll come with you”

Her deer-in-headlights look was back “No, you don’t have to do that You don’t have to come with me”