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My heart beat hard and erratically against azes locked I didn’t miss how he looked me up and down, couldn't stop the flush that stole over me at how heated his expression became

“You look… beautiful, Dolly”

I glanced down atcoasped at the fact he was right in front of me He cupped either side ofand slowly before resting his forehead against mine

“You are absolutely, utterly beautiful And I would still say that if you earing a burlap sack”

I laughed softly even as my heart swelled and my body softened

“Coet our date started, yeah?”

I pulled back and smiled “Yeah”

Ten minutes later ere in his truck and headed to someplace unknown to me

“So you’re not going to tell ?” He kept his focus on the road ahead, but his grin was instant The h to actually hear what song was being played, but loud enough to give the interior of his truck soround noise

“Nope I hope you like surprises,” he said and glanced at ht, I do hope it’s memorable”

I kept looking at hi this fluttering in ht of hiht I certainly had never experienced it But I did believe in what I felt for Tristan that first e” party all those years ago

It was a feeling that had stuck with rown even if I toldback to Cherry Falls, ever since living with hirown so much that they threatened to overflow from me

“I honestly don’t get many surprises, but I can say with certainty if they are fro forward to it” And just like that, I put my foot in my mouth, and my face became on fire I snapped er side , the interior of the truck seely awfully stuffy all of the sudden

And then I felt his big, warhs I looked at hilanced over at me, a small smile on his face