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My body was definitely reacting, but I forced myself to ignore it. Since I still hadn’t figured out what I really wanted with him, I had to hold on to my last line.

I didn’t say yes, but I didn’t say no either. Ryan knew how to take a hint–he pushed his luck a little further, gently turning me around and leaning in, testing the waters with a tentative kiss.

The scent of his masculinity, mixed with that crisp, boyish vibe, hit me like a wave.

I was losing my mind–he really knew how to push my buttons. Ryan was surprisingly good at this.

“Wait… turn off the lights.” I pushed him away, turned around, and switched off all the lights in the living room.

He was sitting on the couch, his tall frame just quietly waiting for me.

The photo he sent me after his workout earlier popped into my head, and my heart was all over the place.

Ryan was sitting on the couch, watching me, eyes full of hope. I plopped down next to him and teased, “You worked out this afternoon, right? Aren’t you wiped out?”

Ryan shook his head. “Nope. Just knowing I’d get to see you tonight kept me going.”

I nodded. Seriously, who could ever turn down a guy this sincere?

On the couch, Ryan wrapped his arm around my waist. I tilted my head back a little, and he gently held my chin–his kissing skills had definitely leveled up.

he had me pinned beneath him. My hair was a mess, my breathing quick and shallow, my chest rising and falling, and at some point, my collar had come undone. Ryan’s eyes were dark with desire as he leaned

it,‘ I thought. ‘If I could put all this willpower and

I was just barely holding it together, pretending I was above it all while fighting off


I was–and he had way more stamina. For someone so young, he had incredible

rushing at all, until I finally pulled him into the bathroom. In the darkness, he was all over me, impossible to escape, and honestly, there was no way I could fight him

him off twice. Only then did Ryan come out of the shower looking totally

out of his pocket–a necklace, unboxed, and like he was performing a magic trick, it suddenly appeared in front

you,” Ryan said, moving behind me to fasten it around my neck. I glanced down–the gemstone

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it

breathtaking.

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Ryan murmured, admiring how the pendant rested right at the center of my chest. “It

“Thank you,” I whispered.


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go by so fast when I’m with you? But when I’m

like a century.”

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