Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

Chapter 313

We stood silently by the lake, listening to the sound of the wind rippling across the water. After a while, I started to feel a bit tired, and my body couldn't stay still any longer. "What's wrong?" Brandon asked,

"I need to sit down. My legs are getting sore," I admitted.

Brandon glanced around, and before I knew it, I felt myself being lifted as he scooped me up by the waist and carried me toward a large rock nearby.

Even though I'm used to him picking me up whenever he feels like it, I still playfully protested, "I can walk on my own."

"But didn't you say your legs were sore? How are you going to walk?"

I stuck my tongue out at him and fell silent.

Brandon gently set me down, then sat beside me. Just as I was about to snuggle up to him, he extended his arm, pulling me onto his lap.

What was this move?

The question had barely crossed my mind when he leaned in and whispered in my ear.

"The rock's cold."

a boyfriend more thoughtful

believed there was no one

I said, tilting my head up to plant a kiss

A faint taste of

Brandon had been smoking!

was why he came out to the

said, "I won't smoke again. Today was the

my

looked at me, his dark eyes even

over his brow. "I don't mind if you smoke. If you

said that, I felt a sudden pang of sadness, thinking about my parents' car accident. "Brandon, you're the closest person I have now, so you

we're old."

lifetime feels long, but I found myself looking forward

He swallowed hard.

my parents reminded me of the accident report. I never finished reading it. I

from my parents' car accident?"

on me tightened, and after a moment, he spoke softly, "It's in

did last time. "I'm not as scared as I