Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

Chapter 87

"Do you have any wet wipes at home?" Brandon asked me again, "Or any other towel will do. I want to wipe myself down

He held my his clothes, towel in his hand but didn't want to use it to clean

"I have facial cleansing wipes. You can wet them and use them the same way," I said, pulling out two sheets for him..

He looked a bit puzzled, staring at the face wipes with an expression of unfamiliarity. I chuckled. "Mr. Howell, don't tell me you don't know what these are?"

"I don't know. This is my first time seeing them." He was adorably straightforward.

It made sense. Having never been in a relationship and with no girls around, he probably wouldn't know about this. Facial cleansing wipes were a recent innovation in the skincare industry.

"Women use them to wash their face. They're disposable," I said as I wet the wipes for him and handed them over.

Brandon lowered his head to clean the mud off himself, and I noticed his shoulder was dirty too. So I grabbed another wipe to clean it for him.

The moment I touched him, Brandon's body stiffened. But I pretended not to notice and continued wiping.

Suddenly, a black mole on the back of Brandon's neck caught my eye. I

who carried me. with a small black mole

back to my senses,

mole on the back of his neck, I asked, "Brandon,

it. "Yes, I've had it

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a beat. Oh my god, could the boy in my dream be

child? Why was he carrying me on his back? Dreams were just a product of our imagination and could be anything bizarre. Yet I was

his neck.

around and snapped me out of

She complimented Brandon again, "Young man, how nice of you! Come over often, okay? And maybe help us clean

old lady sure isn't shy about asking for

smiled and agreed,

ready to help. He must have agreed out of courtesy. There was no

neighborhood may be a bit

used to be better. Now it's mostly tenants, so it's much worse," I casually

As I was about

look at him.

seatbelt over and buckled up. "Just asking about the

simple question, but