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“God, yes” She lowered her voice “That was a like it”

I brought my lips to her ear “Don’t you ever touch yourself?”

She gasped and shook her head slightly “Never”

Great, so I was the pervert in this relationship

I kissed her cheek and along her jaw “I’d aze dropped to the V of her dress Just low enough to give a glimpse of the creamy swell of her breasts and the valley between “I’d kiss you everywhere”

She shivered and closed her eyes

“Are you cold?”

“No, I’m hot all over”

I inhaled a long, deep breath, savoring her scentair “So am I”

Finally, I found the strength to move my feet In front of her house, I kissed her cheek one last ti down the street

Not toward ho away from home

Chapter Sixteen

Juliet

I watched Ro he made it home in time It was almost impossible to s over the lump in my throat I hated it when he left

My uncle’s truck rolled into the driveway and a knot of fear pulled ht

“You ain?” he called out

Mortification heated hborhood didn’t need to know the details of my life

“We’re notaround He’s my friend”

His eyes roaan in my locker

“I heard he lives in that group home I want you to stay away from him And don’t you dare be lettin’ hiot criminal tendencies”

The knot inup on Roman? How? When? “I don’t let any of my friends in the house”

“Good Keep it that way”

I wanted to run back to school Or run after Roman Or run aith Roman

Unwilling to be alone in the house with my uncle, I puttered around outside until , Juliet?”