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Impulsively, I wanted to knohat his lips felt like, and I may have ruined the foundation we’ve laid

Turning off the bathrooht, I head back down the hallway to Roh the channels on his television when I walk in, fully dressed in paja a pile of clothes—his jeans and what look like sweatpants and a hoodie—next to the closet door

“Hey” I feel self-conscious, shuffling into the roo, but the room is dim, turned down for bed

He glances up at aze flits back to the TV screen, his thu down on the remote

“Hey”

I have no idea what to do with ehome—I could have distancedheadfirst into the ht

Kissing him

Ugh, the look on his poor face

He must hate me

Should I sit or should I stand? Should I sit on the floor, or would that be ridiculous? I’ve already slept with him in bed, and I’ve been in the bed twice He’s obviously expecting me to plop down beside him or he wouldn’t be on the far end…

Make a s weird

Before I sit down, I remove the robe and cli pelted by the cool air There is no snuggle blanket anywhere, so I pull back the covers and climb underneath The sheets are cool yet smooth, crisp white linen

Bright

I would bet Roular basis, which is more than I can say for the rest of the e campuses He’s more mature than anyone I have met, male and female alike

“Brr” I shiver,a little dance where no one can see them “So cold”

He s, and my stomach falls

I inhale a deep breath, letting it out slowly “Roht”

He puts down the remote control and turns to face me, his expression one of seriousness

“You don’t have to apologize for feeling scared, Lilly”

Scared? No Not at all what I’ to

I try again, wringing ize for, u you like that I’m sorry if it made you feel weird—I shouldn’t have ambushed you”

“I understand why you did it—I know it must provide a sense of security to have a new boyfriend to keep the old one away from you”

“You think I wanted you to pretend to be my boyfriend?”