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Chapter Six
"What is it about him?" my friend asks me. "It doesn't seem like he's treating you right." It's a good question, and I find myself at a loss for words fit to answer.
"You're right," I say. "He doesn't treat my right. But that's what draws me to him. It's the way that he acts like he doesn't care, like losing me wouldn't mean anything to him. Like I have to constantly work for his attention. You see, so many guys have tried to chase me, but the only one I want is the one who I have to work to catch."
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Ashton Grey
She wraps her legs around my waist.She whispers in his ear. "Stay."
This is my cue to kiss her. Wrap my fingers in her hair; enclose them around her neck. Hard. Just hard enough to feel her pulse, the quiet heart beat beating.
She won't be always his vulnerable, this open. Right now her trust is in the palm of my hand. This is my cue to pull her closer.
Place a gentle thumb of her bo
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