She felt the warmth of his lips, a breath of cool, clean scent washing over her.

It crashed through her senses, overwhelming every rational thought.

Elodie froze, stunned. The anger that had been boiling in her head just moments ago ground to a halt, stuck in her throat.

She couldn't process what had just happened, couldn't even begin to fathom why Jarrod would do something like this, so suddenly.

Her eyes remained wide open-and so did his.

Jarrod didn't miss a single flicker of her expression.

Before she could even react, his other hand had already reached out and tapped the screen, ending her call.

It wasn't until Malcolm's voice cut out in her ear that Elodie finally snapped out of

it. Jarrod's move had come out of nowhere, and by the time she'd gathered herself, all she could do was instinctively pull back a little.

"What are you doing?" she asked, arching an eyebrow as she looked at him, more puzzled than upset.

It wasn't as if this was some earth-shattering shock.

After all, things like this-

They'd done this countless times before.

it had been so long, and things between them hadn't exactly been smooth lately, so

A strange, unexpected awkwardness.

reached up to wipe her lips with the back of

lowered. "Are you grossed out

"Wasn't it you who came at

wasn't so abrupt, you wouldn't mind?"

just stared at him in silence.

downward as his thumb brushed the corner of her mouth. "Are those people really worth all

He wasn't wrong.

a pretty

take it out on him than to keep

herself to slap him

herself

was doing. Clearly, he'd overheard everything-and out of all

forcing a dry smile. "Don't forget,

"If it were, I'd happily take some for you. My body's

reply left

that most people

feel weird about

that Jarrod wasn't quite the same man he used to

you always talk like you have no filter? Is being sick supposed to be a good thing?" After his little stunt, her anger at Malcolm had mostly faded, leaving her oddly calm.

her mother was her

crossed

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