\u201cWe\u00a0need\u00a0to\u00a0talk.\u201d<\/p>\n
+30\u00a0Bonus\u00a0<\/p>\n
I\u00a0hadn\u2019t\u00a0realized\u00a0I\u00a0stopped\u00a0breathing\u00a0until\u00a0his\u00a0hand\u00a0was\u00a0wrapping\u00a0around\u00a0my\u00a0wrist\u00a0and\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0pulling\u00a0me\u00a0away\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0car.\u00a0My<\/p>\n
legs\u00a0felt\u00a0like\u00a0complete\u00a0Jello\u00a0as\u00a0I\u00a0followed\u00a0after\u00a0him,\u00a0my\u00a0heart\u00a0racing\u00a0at\u00a0lightning\u00a0speed\u00a0in\u00a0my\u00a0chest.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0sure\u00a0where\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0taking\u00a0me,\u00a0but\u00a0it\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0inside.\u00a0We\u00a0wandered\u00a0around\u00a0the\u00a0villa\u00a0exterior\u00a0and\u00a0then\u00a0suddenly\u00a0he\u00a0stopped,<\/p>\n
turning\u00a0to\u00a0look\u00a0at\u00a0me,\u00a0his\u00a0eyes\u00a0dark\u00a0and\u00a0soul\u00a0searching,\u00a0leaving\u00a0me paralyzed\u00a0as\u00a0I\u00a0looked\u00a0back\u00a0at\u00a0him.<\/p>\n
\u201cTell\u00a0me\u00a0what\u00a0happened\u00a0the\u00a0other\u00a0night,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0said,\u00a0his\u00a0eyes\u00a0narrowed\u00a0as\u00a0he\u00a0studied\u00a0me.<\/p>\n
My\u00a0face\u00a0paled.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked\u00a0him.<\/p>\n
He\u00a0stepped\u00a0closer\u00a0to\u00a0me,\u00a0his\u00a0body\u00a0only\u00a0inches\u00a0from\u00a0mine,\u00a0and\u00a0made\u00a0my\u00a0heart\u00a0beat\u00a0even\u00a0faster.<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t\u00a0play\u00a0stupid\u00a0with\u00a0me,\u00a0Judy.\u00a0The\u00a0Grand\u00a0Casino\u00a0Hotel\u2026\u00a0tell\u00a0me\u00a0what\u00a0happened\u00a0there.\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u00a0studied\u00a0him\u00a0for a\u00a0moment;\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0so\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0it\u00a0that\u00a0night\u00a0that\u00a0there\u00a0was\u00a0no\u00a0way\u00a0he\u00a0would\u00a0remember\u00a0anything\u00a0happening.\u00a0Even<\/p>\n
so,\u00a0it\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0me\u00a0he\u00a0wanted\u00a0there\u00a0with\u00a0him\u2026\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0Rachel.\u00a0It\u00a0was\u00a0Rachel\u00a0he\u00a0thought\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0kissing.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0know\u00a0what\u00a0you\u2019re\u00a0talking\u00a0about,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0told\u00a0him,\u00a0my\u00a0voice\u00a0coming\u00a0out\u00a0almost\u00a0hollow.<\/p>\n
He\u00a0scowled\u00a0at\u00a0me,\u00a0walked\u00a0towards\u00a0me\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0took\u00a0a\u00a0step back,\u00a0trying\u00a0to\u00a0gain\u00a0some\u00a0distance\u00a0between\u00a0us,\u00a0until\u00a0my\u00a0back\u00a0was\u00a0pressed<\/p>\n
against\u00a0the\u00a0building\u00a0and\u00a0there\u00a0was\u00a0literally\u00a0nowhere\u00a0for\u00a0me\u00a0to\u00a0go.\u00a0He\u00a0put\u00a0his\u00a0hands\u00a0on\u00a0either\u00a0side\u00a0of me,\u00a0resting\u00a0them\u00a0on\u00a0them\u00a0on<\/p>\n
the\u00a0building.<\/p>\n
\u201cThen\u00a0why\u00a0the\u00a0fuck\u00a0did\u00a0I\u00a0taste\u00a0you\u00a0on\u00a0my\u00a0lips?\u201d\u00a0He\u00a0asked\u00a0me.\u00a0\u201cWhy\u00a0do\u00a0I\u00a0remember the\u00a0way\u00a0you\u00a0moaned\u00a0my\u00a0name?\u00a0Why\u00a0do\u00a0I\u00a0remember\u00a0your\u00a0warm\u00a0breath\u00a0on\u00a0my\u00a0skin?\u201d\u00a0His\u00a0tone\u00a0deepened\u00a0with\u00a0each\u00a0question\u00a0he\u00a0asked,\u00a0his\u00a0lips\u00a0growing\u00a0nearer\u00a0to my\u00a0skin,\u00a0making\u00a0me\u00a0tremble\u00a0from\u00a0his\u00a0scrutiny.<\/p>\n
My\u00a0breathing\u00a0was\u00a0harsh\u00a0as\u00a0I\u00a0tried\u00a0hard\u00a0not\u00a0to\u00a0look\u00a0at\u00a0him,\u00a0but\u00a0he\u00a0made\u00a0it\u00a0impossible\u00a0by\u00a0how\u00a0close\u00a0he\u00a0was.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0know\u2026\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0whisper.\u00a0\u201cMaybe\u00a0you\u00a0were\u00a0dreaming\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBullshit,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0said\u00a0through\u00a0his\u00a0teeth.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0think\u00a0I\u00a0know\u00a0when\u00a0I\u2019ve\u00a0had\u00a0a\u00a0taste\u00a0of\u00a0you,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0whispered,\u00a0his\u00a0tone\u00a0almost\u00a0vulnerable,\u00a0pulling\u00a0me\u00a0towards\u00a0him.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0finally\u00a0met\u00a0his\u00a0eyes,\u00a0my\u00a0heart\u00a0breaking\u00a0as\u00a0I\u00a0did.<\/p>\n
Would\u00a0he\u00a0choose\u00a0me\u00a0if\u00a0I\u00a0told\u00a0him\u00a0that\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0there\u00a0that\u00a0night?<\/p>\n
Or\u00a0would\u00a0he\u00a0reject\u00a0me\u00a0and\u00a0go\u00a0back\u00a0to\u00a0her?\u00a0<\/p>\n
I\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0bear\u00a0the\u00a0thought\u00a0of\u00a0him\u00a0rejecting\u00a0me\u00a0and\u00a0going\u00a0back\u00a0to\u00a0her\u2026\u00a0I\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0look\u00a0him\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0eyes\u00a0while\u00a0he\u00a0told\u00a0me\u00a0he didn\u2019t<\/p>\n
1\/2<\/p>\n
Chapter\u00a0533<\/p>\n
+30\u00a0Bonus<\/p>\n
want\u00a0me.\u00a0I\u00a0bit\u00a0my\u00a0lower\u00a0lip,\u00a0trying\u00a0hard\u00a0not\u00a0to\u00a0shed\u00a0any\u00a0tears.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u00a0was\u00a0Rachel,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0told\u00a0him.\u00a0\u201cThe\u00a0bartender\u00a0called\u00a0me,\u00a0so\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0there\u00a0that\u00a0night.\u00a0I\u00a0helped\u00a0you\u00a0to your\u00a0room,\u00a0but\u00a0Rachel\u00a0intercepted<\/p>\n
and\u00a0brought\u00a0you\u00a0the\u00a0rest\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0way.\u00a0We\u00a0said\u00a0our\u00a0goodbyes,\u00a0and\u00a0then\u00a0I\u00a0went\u00a0home.\u00a0That\u2019s\u00a0all\u00a0there\u00a0was\u00a0to\u00a0it.\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u00a0hated\u00a0lying\u00a0to\u00a0him,\u00a0but\u00a0I\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0face\u00a0the\u00a0disappointment\u00a0that\u00a0would\u00a0be\u00a0evident\u00a0in\u00a0his\u00a0eyes\u00a0if\u00a0I\u00a0told\u00a0him\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0me\u00a0and\u00a0not<\/p>\n
Rachel.\u00a0I\u00a0knew\u00a0where\u00a0his\u00a0heart\u00a0was,\u00a0and\u00a0it\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0with\u00a0me.<\/p>\n
He\u00a0stared\u00a0at\u00a0me\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0long\u00a0time,\u00a0trying\u00a0to\u00a0gauge\u00a0my\u00a0expression\u00a0to\u00a0find\u00a0out\u00a0if\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0telling\u00a0the\u00a0truth.\u00a0He\u00a0stepped\u00a0away\u00a0from\u00a0me,<\/p>\n
finally\u00a0gaining\u00a0some\u00a0distance.\u00a0I\u00a0finally\u00a0felt\u00a0like\u00a0I\u00a0could\u00a0breathe\u00a0again.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0watched\u00a0him\u00a0as\u00a0he\u00a0ran\u00a0his\u00a0fingers\u00a0through\u00a0his\u00a0hair,\u00a0the\u00a0confusion\u00a0and\u00a0conflict\u00a0clear\u00a0on\u00a0his\u00a0face\u00a0as\u00a0he\u00a0processed\u00a0this\u00a0new<\/p>\n
information.<\/p>\n
After\u00a0a\u00a0moment\u00a0of\u00a0heated\u00a0silence,\u00a0he\u00a0turned\u00a0away\u00a0and\u00a0walked\u00a0around\u00a0the\u00a0corner,\u00a0leaving\u00a0me\u00a0alone\u00a0with\u00a0my thoughts\u00a0and\u00a0rapid<\/p>\n
beating\u00a0heart.\u00a03<\/p>\n
It\u00a0took\u00a0a\u00a0while\u00a0for\u00a0me\u00a0to\u00a0move\u00a0from my\u00a0spot.\u00a0Instead\u00a0of going\u00a0home,\u00a0I\u00a0had\u00a0Taylor\u00a0drop\u00a0me\u00a0off\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0mansion.\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0been\u00a0a\u00a0while<\/p>\n
since\u00a0I\u00a0saw\u00a0Irene\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0baby,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0could\u00a0use\u00a0a\u00a0distraction.<\/p>\n
Irene\u00a0was\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0living\u00a0room,\u00a0feeding\u00a0the\u00a0baby,\u00a0when\u00a0I\u00a0arrived.\u00a0She\u00a0looked\u00a0pleased to\u00a0see\u00a0me.<\/p>\n
\u201cOh,\u00a0good.\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0going\u00a0to\u00a0call\u00a0you\u00a0today,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0told\u00a0me\u00a0as\u00a0I\u00a0sat\u00a0down\u00a0on\u00a0one\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0couches.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked\u00a0in\u00a0return.<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause\u00a0there\u2019s\u00a0a\u00a0charity\u00a0event\u00a0happening\u00a0on\u00a0Sunday\u00a0and\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0expected\u00a0to\u00a0go,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0told\u00a0me.\u00a0\u201cSince\u00a0I\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0have\u00a0a\u00a0plus\u00a0one\u2026\u00a0and\u00a0I<\/p>\n
really\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0want\u00a0to\u00a0go\u00a0alone\u2026\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0kind\u00a0of\u00a0hoping\u00a0that\u00a0maybe\u00a0you\u2019d\u00a0come\u00a0with\u00a0me??\u201d\u00a0(1)<\/p>\n
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We Built a Kingdom From Ashes That Still Remembered Love by Aila Frost 533 \u201cWe\u00a0need\u00a0to\u00a0talk.\u201d +30\u00a0Bonus\u00a0 I\u00a0hadn\u2019t\u00a0realized\u00a0I\u00a0stopped\u00a0breathing\u00a0until\u00a0his\u00a0hand\u00a0was\u00a0wrapping\u00a0around\u00a0my\u00a0wrist\u00a0and\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0pulling\u00a0me\u00a0away\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0car.\u00a0My legs\u00a0felt\u00a0like\u00a0complete\u00a0Jello\u00a0as\u00a0I\u00a0followed\u00a0after\u00a0him,\u00a0my\u00a0heart\u00a0racing\u00a0at\u00a0lightning\u00a0speed\u00a0in\u00a0my\u00a0chest. 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