After She She Stopped Loving Him

The shop was tiny, with just one staff member and not a single customer in sight.

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The clerk took the piercing gun from Ian, then immediately avoided looking in their direction, clearly too embarrassed to watch.

Yolanda sat on the stool, forced to crane her neck. Right now, all she could focus on was holding still–her usual fear of needles slipped to the back of her mind.

Ian prepared to pierce her other ear, coaxing gently, “See? Didn’t hurt at all, right?”

When Yolanda stayed silent, Ian squatted down so they were eye–level and asked softly, “Are you upset?”

He quietly pinched her untouched earlobe. “If you keep ignoring me, I might just pierce it wherever I feel like,” Ian teased.

“I’m not mad,” Yolanda blurted out, her heartbeat pounding in her chest from nerves.

Yolanda thought, ‘God, my heart’s about to leap out of my throat.‘

Ian locked eyes with her, his gaze deep and swirling with unspoken emotion. Suddenly, he broke into a smile. “Let me give you a kiss first, then I’ll do this one.”

Yolanda relaxed a bit, though sweat still dotted her nose. “Just… just tell me when you’re about to—”

Before she could finish, the second earring was already in. The pain caught her by surprise, coming a moment late.

“You-!” Yolanda burst out, startled.

Ian set the piercing gun aside, gently cupping her face in his hands. He wiped the sweat from her nose with a tissue, his touch soft and careful.

Yolanda’s scolding died in her throat, leaving her speechless.

She got up to leave in a hurry, but overheard Ian paying the clerk; then, chuckling under his breath, he hurried after her.

Yolanda couldn’t help but feel she’d been tricked. ‘So annoying,‘ she grumbled to herself.

“Ms. Grant,” Ian called out, catching up to her.

He pulled her close, saying, “I’ve got two on this side, one on the other. What kind of earrings do you like on men? I’ll go buy some.”

Yolanda stopped in her tracks. Honestly, she really liked guys with earrings–especially someone as attractive as Ian. There was just something sexy about it.

But she was still a bit annoyed, so she decided to mess with him. “I like guys with tongue piercings. Pretty

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useful, you know.”

froze, caught off guard for a split second. Recovering, he replied in a husky tone, “Don’t mess with me, I might actually

she’d just said. She gave a little cough and hurried onward, trying to hide

embarrassment.

followed right on her heels, his voice trailing after her–seductive and

I’ll get

you. Don’t actually do it–it’s enough for you to fake it.

fingers gentle.

“Got it,” Yolanda replied.

in the room,

the urge to check them out earlier, but now she was glued to the mirror,

leveled

herself, the bathroom door was pushed open. Charles was standing there in just

fingers itching to touch, but he slapped his own hand away. “Better not, too many germs,” he

a small laugh and dropped a soft kiss on top of her head. “So what got you in the mood for

and after putting it off for

you get

of her head, both hands holding her

who came by to donate supplies once–William couldn’t have been more welcoming, practically rolling out the red carpet. The guy

next still haunted her–he’d jab needles into her fingers, warning her not to shed

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all those treats

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life was falling

her lip, Yolanda forced herself not to cry. All ten fingers were nearly ruined, but she couldn’t tell William–if she did and the man stopped donating, everyone

man only stuck around for a month. Back then, even Athena was suspicious, worried he might have other shady interests. She asked Yolanda a lot of questions and checked her for

when she took Charles back to the orphanage, she’d told him

never really

tone breezy, but there was a shadow

the shower to wash off the blah feeling, and then slipped into her

on her bed and started playing

the shower and sank down onto the

snatched the tablet from her hands. She shot up instantly. “Hey! I was just about

at the screen, then smoothly pulled her into his arms. “So I’m lying here with you,

character on the screen fell to its death. She pressed her

set his hand on the back of her head and

kiss, but Yolanda dodged him, turning

me mad,” Charles murmured, a

bed, and squeezed her eyes shut. “I’m