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…

when I receive countless kisses from the big man behind me. Part of me can’t believe I’m sharing

warm at

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

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

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

mind the distance between our towns? Or that I’m

My stomach plummets.

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

“Mhm?”

know what

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

not or never, and I choke out the words.

silent for a while but keeps stroking me. When he doe speak, he sounds playful and happy. “I’m

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 other would be nice, but,”

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 take care of

and all that, but this man? I could just, no, I fucking should!

up to. Then, when I attack his lips and lock my legs

when we break from each other. “You like that idea that much, huh?”

it means I can see

again, harder this time. I’m unsure what Jake is doing to me, but

love him to

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

together. We tested wine and pretended we were fancy at Tobias’s

can’t take my hands off of that guy…

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