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Chapter 67 Why Do You Have Condoms

Author: Shay Robinson
last update Last Updated: 2025-10-09 12:11:18

Jalen’s POV

I looked at Aria after telling her I was going to take her. I wanted that reaction. Hell, I needed that reaction, the one that told me she wanted this just as bad as I did.

Her breathing sped up, chest rising and falling like she was fighting her own heartbeat. I leaned in, pressed my lips softly to hers, and whispered,

“Calm down, baby, okay?”

Her lips trembled under mine. I kissed her again, slow and teasing this time, and eased her back to the bench beside me. When I looked down at her, she met my eyes and smirked, shaking her head slightly. That little smirk drove me wild.

I smiled, too, trying to play it cool while the guys were still loading up the truck. But neither of us looked away. We just sat there, locked in this wordless exchange, like the air between us was saying everything we couldn’t.

I unclasped our hands, slid my palm to her lower back, and rubbed slow circles. Her skin felt warm through her thin shirt, a little too warm, and that’s when I realize
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