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…

I receive countless kisses from the big man behind me. Part of me can’t believe I’m sharing a bed with Jake. My childhood

warm at

starting to realize I like him. Not like like, but I REALLY like

who got everything put together. Jake has a career, a big flat, eats healthily, has a body to prove it, and is an

neck is out of my league. That much is clear. Whatever this is, it might end in a big

Or it won’t?

way, I like to think there is a chance for

studying before becoming an attorney, but maybe Jake won’t mind the distance between our towns? Or that I’m not rich enough to pay for plane tickets.

My stomach plummets.

while enjoying his big hand massaging my breasts. He is gentle yet confident in the way he touches

“Mhm?”

know what to

hug me

out the words. ” I

playful and happy. “I’m failing to see the problem… why won’t you

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

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 spoiling you. Be it food, drinks, plane tickets, or whatever you need, I will

and all that, but this man? I could just,

sit up on my knees. Jake peers up at me, curious about what I might be up to. Then, when I attack his lips and lock my

mouth, though, and his eyes twinkle when we break

it means I can see

soften, and my ovaries can’t take the sweet smile breaking over his lips. I kiss him again, harder this

love him to

***

to reality, and I already miss Jake. I spent

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

can’t take my hands

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