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Awkward

Author: Grace Grandi
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Chapter 40: Awkward

**Bryan’s POV**

The way she reacted wasn’t what I expected.

Instead of dodging the question, getting flustered, or stiffening the way most people would when cornered, Christiana threw her head back and laughed.

Not the polite kind people use to buy time.

It sounded very genuine, light and just self-deprecating enough to make me wonder if she had been waiting years for someone to ask her this very question.

“You really want to know?” she said, turning her head just enough to meet my eyes for a fraction of a second before shifting her gaze back to the windshield, like the passing blur of streetlights suddenly demanded her full attention.

“I asked, didn’t I?” I kept my voice even, casual, but the truth was, her reaction had thrown me off balance.

She shifted in her seat, “Fine,” she said, dragging the word out. “I remained a virgin because…” She let the sentence hang just long enough for me to register the glint in her eyes. “…I never actually d
Grace Grandi

A personal question I'm going to ask, answer metaphorically. Are you a Virgin? or Did you lose your virginity to the love of your life?

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