Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

Chapter 164

I had struck a deal with my blind date, where there was a fee each for holding hands, hugging, and event

kissing.

Brandon mentioning it now made it clear he knew about this. It seemed there was more to the he had scared off that guy by beating him, but he had never said a word about it. Brandon really knew how to make me speechless.

story

after

Instead of kissing me, he grabbed my hand and bolted through the crowd.

It was my first time sprinting through a bustling city, and my surroundings were a blur of astonished faces. People didn't know why we were running, but they instinctively made way, creating a makeshift lane for

us.

There we were, Brandon and I, racing down the middle of a crowded street while people stepped aside.

was so beautiful and surreal, and I felt

me along, I felt like we were eloping. We ran until my lungs burned, and then Brandon finally slowed down and stopped.

a drum, partly from running, and partly from the

speak and just took some

my hand go. In fact, I noticed his Adam's apple bob again. I found myself doing

chest. Swallowing hard due to nervousness, I finally managed to break the

front of all those people?" Brandon

Held on tight. In my

break for it. I heard him chuckling softly behind

recover from the embarrassment, he called out to me in front of

him,

from traditional varieties to seasonal fruits. It was a vibrant display, and

chocolate-covered fruits, I didn't show it. I

about you?" he

options and pointed at some smaller chocolate-covered

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