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."

boyfriend more thoughtful

believed there was

dear boyfriend," I said, tilting my head up to plant a kiss on him as

soon as my lips touched his, something felt off. A faint taste of tobacco lingered in the air,

Brandon had been smoking!

that was why he came out to the riverside

won't smoke again. Today was the

shook my head. "It's

at me, his dark eyes even deeper than the

smoke. If you want to, go ahead. Just don't

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 have to take care of yourself. Stay

we're old."

long, but I found myself looking forward to

He swallowed hard.

I never finished reading it. I only

the report from my parents' car accident?" I asked, lying

moment, he spoke softly,

did last time. "I'm not as scared