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Avery Step You Jake Chapter 22
Jake moved out.When I got home from work to an empty room, I was reminded that it was time for me to wake up from that bittersweet slumber.After he left, I came to a few realizations.Coming from a wealthy family background, Jake was great at taking care of someone. Aside from his backpack and cars, he did not seem to own other luxury items.His mother had passed away, and he had a stepmother.He and his father were not on good terms.It was easy to get lost in your own thoughts once you started making your own connections.I had thought of a few possibilities, but it all came to the same conclusion.Jake Young was a child you sympathize for. Perhaps all women were born with a sympathetic heart, or maybe it was just the way I was. However, every time I thought of him, the image of him standing in front of the door with his reddened eyes came to mind.It was a gut-wrenching sight.The reasonable part of my brain blared at me again. 'Avery Johnson, you're not a saint. You
Avery Step You Jake Chapter 23
Two months flew by like an arrow.I was watching TV on the sofa when I received Jake's text message.[Jake: Miss Johnson, there are still eleven hours and fifteen minutes until we hit two months, but I would really like to see you now.]I paused in shock and turned my head towards the window. Rain poured down unforgivingly.[Avery: It's raining really heavily. Let's talk tomorrow.]There were two minutes of silence before he responded.[Jake: Miss Johnson, I'm outside.]My heart was entangled.I thought I could be strong and keep the two-month policy on his behalf, but my brain came to a complete stop.I sat still with a blank mind when Jake sent another message.[Jake: Miss Johnson, it's pouring out here.]I dashed out of the house.
Avery Step You Jake Chapter 24
The moment I saw Jake, my eyes brimmed with tears.He stood outside, drenched from head to toe. He looked at me with his distinctive eyes, like a wet puppy that had been abandoned.His voice was soft. "Miss Johnson, I miss you so much."At that instant, all sense and reasons left my body completely.Something was tugging on my heart torturously.I did not think twice before I darted towards him and threw my hands around him.He gently pushed me away. "Miss Johnson, I'm drenched. You will get a cold."My arms around him grew tighter.
Avery Step You Jake Chapter 25
When we got back into the house, I had Jake take a shower and handed him a pair of fleece pajamas since he did not have a change of clothes.The pajamas were pastel pink with a pair of rabbit ears attached to its hoodie.I held in my laughter from the moment he walked out of the bathroom. I even snuck a few photos when he was not looking.Feeling shy, he scurried to the far corner of the sofa and hid his head deep into the collar of the shirt, with only a pair of eyes visible.The fuzzy pajamas made him look like a large breed dog. It was so amusing that I could not help but laugh.He shut his eyes and took a long, deep breath. "It smells just like you, Miss Johnson."I almost choked on my saliva."I'm so blessed," Jake added.The word 'blessed' seemed to have shifted the air in the room as the temperature raised slowly.I scrambled to change the subject. "H-How are things at home?"Jake paused shortly before he poked his head out of the collar. "Miss Johnson, I haven't been
Avery Step You Jake Chapter 26
The next day, Jake decided to bring me elsewhere.He pointed at a newly-built retail store by the corner lot. "Miss Johson, do you remember this place?""Isn't this a… new store? I don't think I've been here before," I responded bewilderedly. He paused and looked at me. "I wasn't referring to the new one. Same place, eight years ago."I looked at the surrounding streets, and memories came flashing like a lightning bolt."I think this used to be the fast food restaurant where I worked part-time when I was still in college.""That's right, Miss Johnson. I was only fourteen years old at the time. I went to the restaurant every day to do my school assignments. Do you remember?" Jake laughed lightly.I could see a glimpse of my distant memories. I was the only staff member at the time as the restaurant's business had always been bad, especially during nighttime. However, I vaguely remembered a chubby boy coming into the store every night after school.Initially, I thought he had
Avery Step You Jake Chapter 27
Dating Jake was so blissful.He had nothing but love and affection for me, and he understood me without exchanging words. It was such a wonderful and odd feeling. Before I met Jake, I did not know that it was possible to find someone who understood me as much as he did.We watched movies and went to theme parks and music festivals. It was as if we were doing everything I missed from my past relationships.Jake would do random things that made my heart flutter. He would peck my cheek while we held hands and whispered in my ear.'You smell delicious.'When I got home from work, he would be seen wearing an apron with a table of mouth-watering food, waiting patiently for me to come home.He was such a perfect boyfriend to the point where there were times I thought I was trapped in some sort of euphoric dream.The joy and contentment had me forget that humans could not possibly be that perfect and that they were bound to have some flaws.
Avery Step You Jake Chapter 28
I discovered Jake's secret purely by accident.There was a period when he would frequent his father's company. He said there were things he had to sort out for his father.One time, I went with him and waited for his meeting to end in the guest room.Perhaps it was rare to have guests in the guest room. Two employees started chatting just outside the room by the door. They started talking about what happened within the Young family as they were chatting.One person even directly mentioned Jake Young."Young Junior has always been a smart kid. He pretended to run away from home in order for Missus Young to put her guard down. He even stood low to pursue a regular woman, fooling people around him that he was just a simple-minded man who thought of nothing but women.""Is that so? Jakey looked like a harmless dove. Turns out he's quite the cunning fox after all!""Right? I guess kids with that sort of background had to be clever one way or another."As their voice grew further,
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Jake brought me back to his house.It was raining, and we did not have an umbrella with us. We were drenched from head to toe, and it was a dire and embarrassing sight.In his spacious room, he dug out a heaping amount of photo albums, diaries, and a medical diagnosis."Miss Johnson, these are all my secrets over the years. If you're willing to learn, I'm willing to show you my insides—bare and raw."However, if you decide to leave me after you're finished, please don't tell me. I'm afraid of the extent I'd go to make you stay…"His head hung low the whole time, avoiding my eyes. The corner of his mouth and eyes trembled, holding back his tears. I did not know what to feel when I reached out to the things in front of me.I read the first page of the medical diagnosis.Jake Young, fourteen years old.Diagnosed with erotomania. I braced myself for what I was about to find out. The photo albums were filled with photos of me. Every single page.In that instant, I felt a chil
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