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…

from the big man behind me. Part of me can’t believe I’m sharing a bed

at

to realize I like him.

together. Jake has a career, a big flat, eats healthily, has a body to prove it, and is an athlete

the hot guy who is busy making hickeys on my neck is out of my league. That much is clear. Whatever this

Or it won’t?

like to think there is

before becoming an attorney, but maybe Jake won’t mind the distance between our towns? Or that I’m not rich enough

My stomach plummets.

big hand massaging my breasts. He is gentle yet confident in the way he touches me. It speaks of a man who

“Mhm?”

know what to

amused, and those arms of his hug me closer. “What are you overthinking

out the words. ”

doe speak, he sounds playful and happy. “I’m failing to see the problem… why won’t you

billion degrees. I didn’t explain things properly. So I try again. “Asking you out isn’t the hard part… I’m… how do we… how

anything; if I do, I want you to tell me. But I’m not expecting you to pay for shit if you date me. Don’t think I’m unaware we’re at different

and all that, but this man?

to. Then, when I

by my hungry mouth, though, and his eyes twinkle when we break from each other. “You like that idea that much, huh?”

can see you

smile breaking over his lips. I kiss him again, harder this time. I’m

him

***

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

breakfasts that Jake put together. We tested wine and pretended we were fancy at Tobias’s hotel. We watched movies but kissed instead of following the plot.

hands off

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