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…

me. Part of me can’t believe I’m

at that thought.

back, and I’m starting to realize I like him. Not like like, but I REALLY like him, and that’s

big flat, eats healthily, has a body to

of my league. That much is clear.

Or it won’t?

think there

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

My stomach plummets.

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

“Mhm?”

and don’t know what to

and those arms of his hug me

never, and I choke out the words. ” I want to ask you

while but keeps stroking me. When he doe speak, he sounds playful and happy. “I’m failing to see the problem… why won’t

didn’t explain things properly. 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

as he continues to stroke a lazy thumb over my naked breast. “I don’t want to overstep or 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 points in our lives. You’re studying. I get that. But I’m in a position to comfortably spoil my special someone, so when you’re with me, I’m

all that, but

Then, when I attack his lips and lock

muffled by my hungry mouth, though, and his eyes twinkle when we break from each other. “You like that

because it means I can see you

take the sweet smile breaking over his lips. I kiss him again, harder this time.

love him to bits.

***

and I already miss Jake. I spent three

that Jake put together. We tested wine and pretended we were fancy at Tobias’s hotel. We watched movies but kissed

hands off

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