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Yolanda didn’t get a reply from lan, so she teased, her tone laid–back, “What, are you scared?”
Are you afraid of actually getting mixed up with me and having Charles come after you down the line? Yolanda mused to herself. ‘Honestly, in Charles‘ eyes, just us being together like this probably looks like we’re already a thing.
To him, it’s basically like we’ve already crossed the line, Yolanda thought.
“Yolanda, you don’t really know me,” Ian said, his tone suddenly turning distant.
They switched positions, and Yolanda ended up lying back on the lounge chair.
Ian lifted her legs onto his shoulders. “Let me clean you up,” he said.
Yolanda was about to ask how he planned to do that when, in the next second, he leaned down.
Before she could even react, Ian moved closer, making her breath catch for a moment.
Ten minutes later, Ian heard Yolanda’s quiet sobs and instantly stopped, wrapping her tightly in his arms and softly patting her back as if to shield her from the world.
“The more I try to clean, the messier you get. Seriously, Yolanda, are you made out of water or something?” Ian joked, unable to resist teasing her.
With his fingertip, he brushed away the tears at the corner of her eyes, his heart aching. “See? I haven’t even done anything, and you’re already fighting me off.”
Yolanda nestled in his arms, breathing heavily. Her forehead pressed to his shoulder, and she said nothing.
Ian had a clean, fresh scent–something she couldn’t quite describe, but it was strangely invigorating.
Yolanda closed her eyes for a few minutes to catch her breath. Then she pressed her lips together and said, “I’m leaving.”
“Mm–hmm,” Ian murmured.
He gently helped her up, straightened her out, then spun her around right there, admiring her like she was his masterpiece.
“It’s perfect,” he said with a satisfied grin.
Ian never held back when it came to compliments, and as he spoke, his eyes sparkled with genuine admiration.
Yolanda stood on her tiptoes and kissed him lightly on the lips.
Ian looked genuinely stunned for a split second, then his whole face seemed to light up, like a flower bursting into bloom. “Wow, you actually kissed me? You don’t mind me at all today!”
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word. She just walked
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car. His fingertips brushed the corner of her lips before he handed her a tube of ointment. “Here, dab some on. If you show up like this again, I
and twisted the cap off, dabbing the ointment
the ointment
window, Ian made sure he’d smoothed it on just right
gave me that
always talked big about getting mad, but he never
ever truly lost it… that’d be scary as
Yolanda understood that perfectly.
reached up, caught hold of the chain around Ian’s neck, and tugged him closer. She placed a soft kiss on the pendant.
dropped his gaze, meeting her eyes with surprise. “You actually
‘Ian,” Yolanda said, her voice tender. “That’s my favorite part
say a word, just stood there,
the single character she’d chosen for his necklace had struck a nerve. She gently nudged him away
hoarse and barely audible. “Yolanda… you always say things
eyebrow but said nothing, stepped on the gas,
Only then did he glance
turned and headed
to the hallway that she realized Ken Ford and
what on earth brought them over tonight, suddenly
nice?
be here when she got pushed. Yolanda, Starlight’s in this
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warmth she’d
doing here?” she
unsettling about Ken and
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out of here. Take care of yourself, Yolanda–whatever happens next,
as doctors bustled in and out. Not able to stay calm, she hurriedly flagged down one of them to ask
it wasn’t that serious, Yolanda finally breathed easier and let herself wait outside in
later, Mary Hall was brought out of
and the nurse reminded Yolanda, “The anesthesia hasn’t worn off yet. Be
settled into the chair
he immediately ratted Yolanda out to Eric Long–not just sending her exact location, but spilling every single detail about her look: denim
sleeping with a woman Mark had already been with, but he was damn curious–what kind of woman could have an
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