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Roman

The first week of school was finally here and the home was utter chaos

Ithe new school year at the same school that I’d ended the last one with It had to be a first for raduation

Maybe wasn’t an option There was no way I’d leave Juliet

Pip couldn’t contain his exciteh school He’d found a navy blue polo and a pair of tan pants that looked like a Catholic school uniform I shook my head and handed him his new backpack

Jackass Jason—as all the kids in the house now called him—had picked up more shifts in the house He drove us to school on the first day

Pip was unusually quiet on the way to school Maybe the reality of attending a school where more assholes like Sa in

I leaned over and spoke against his ear Low enough that only he would hear what I had to say “I got your back, kid You’re gonna be fine”

Finally, he smiled and seemed to relax

Juliet waited for me at our usual table in the back of the cafeteria I kissed her senseless before setting her down and introducing her to Pip

He blinked up at her, completely in awe

“I’ushed She reached out, pulling hily accepted

“All right, that’s enough of that,” I said, breaking them up

She snorted at me and returned to her seat I took the chair next to her Under the cover of the table, I putit beneath the loose dress she earing until I gripped her thigh Her body autos inched apart and I dared to brush ainst her core

Her entire body quivered and she took in a shuddering breath “Roman,” she warned in a low voice “Don’t”

“What are you doing?” Pip asked, ducking under the table

“Get out of there” I reached over and tapped him on the back

Juliet covered her hed

“I need you Soon,” I whispered in her ear

Her lashes fluttered

The netic pull to her never lessened I’d spent the entire su her in the most intimate ways possible Still, my desire for her never went away It was always there, crackling under my skin when she was near