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My eyes fill again Have I ever felt so important, so vital to another person?

No

And that’s what scares me and also fills me with joy

“Wow”

His lips tip up into a smile “Yeah Wow”

“The thing is, I—” I lick my lips “I love you, too”

“I know”

I raise an eyebrow “Oh, really?”

“I figure that’s the only thing that would make you want to run for the hills”

I chuckle “Just because you kept me here with your sexy ways doesn’t mean I’m not still scared, you know”

“Oh, I’ainst hile “But the way I like to think of it, we’ll just figure it out as we go You don’t have a roadmap because there isn’t one, Rem”

“So, we just wing it?”

“I guess so”

“Well, that’s just stupid I’m a planner, Seth”

“Says the wo by the seat of her pants in a van for several months”

I narrow my eyes “But I planned it”

“You planned the spontaneity?”

“Yes Sort of Stop confusing me”

He laughs and rollsand slow in the way I’ve come to love so much

Chapter 14

~Seth~

“I’llto eat” Mo her touchaway I’m safe here at our ranch in Montana, and Mom makes me stuff to eat anytiet it

And I’ry now

“Can I have a sandwich?”

“Sure, do you want some chips, too?”

I grin at her “Yeah And maybe you can cut it in that cool way that you do”

The best thing my dad ever did was marry Jillian And now that he’s hos aren’t bad My other mom lied to me and made me believe that my dad doesn’t love me

But that’s not true

I turn to watch the TV, but suddenly, everything is different I’ross old apartment in Texas

“You think you can just be lazy?”

I spin and freeze in fear when Kensie, my other mom, sneers at me

“I’ry”