Chapter 57

Winnie

I didn’t wake up on earth today; I woke up in heaven. Jake is snoring lightly behind me, and his muscular arms are around me. He is warm in the cold room, the perfect furnace.

My hand squeezes his enormous forearm that is crossed over my chest. He is holding me like I’m precious. A smile spreads over my lips, but it disappears when I hear banging on my bedroom door.

“Jake?!”

Its Mark.

“Go

.I’m Jake growls at his brother, and when

I jump in fright at his voice, it only makes him pull me back so that his naked chest turns into a hard wall behind

“I wouldn’t fucking think so…” he mutters behind me in a voice that seems deeper in the morning. “You’re staying with me. I’ve waited way too long for this-”

“Oh… is Winnie with you?” Mark still hasn’t left. “That’s good. I was worried about her-

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“YES, Winnie is in here!” Jake interrupts, irritated with his brother. “Now, leave already! We are trying to fucking sleep!”

Loud giggles escape from my mouth. ” Trying to sleep?” My lips won’t stop twitching from my amusement. “How am I supposed to sleep when you’re yelling like that?”

Jake breathes a laugh and stretches until his lips are on my neck, nipping at the skin there. “I’m sorry…

of me can’t

at that thought.

I’m starting to realize I like him. Not like

body to prove it, and is an athlete superstar. Jake is a

neck is out of my league. That much is clear. Whatever this is, it might

Or it won’t?

way, I like to think there is

won’t mind the distance between our towns? Or that I’m not rich enough

My stomach plummets.

yet confident in the way he touches me. It speaks of a man who knows I love his

“Mhm?”

what to do-how do I stop?”

his hug me closer. “What

the words. ” I want to ask you

When he doe speak, he sounds playful and happy. “I’m failing to see the problem…

So I try again. “Asking you out isn’t the hard part… I’m… how do we… how do we make it work? Dating each other

Don’t think I’m unaware we’re at different points in our lives. You’re studying. I

that, but this man?

Jake peers up at me, curious about what I might be up to. Then, when I attack his lips and lock my legs on either side of his broad chest, he

twinkle when we

I can see you more

breaking over his lips. I kiss him again, harder this time. I’m unsure what Jake is doing to me, but it feels like I’m melting under

him to bits.

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back to reality, and I already miss Jake. I spent three days with him, and

put together. We tested wine and pretended we were fancy at

still can’t take my hands off of that

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