Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

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Chapter 513

Yuna's eyes filckered with a flash of panic, then she shook her head again. Seemed like that was her go-to

move.

I raised an eyebrow. "If he didn't touch you or kiss you, what makes you think he's in love?"

Her cheeks flushed as she looked down. "He... well, there was one time he almost kissed me."

T

"Almost?" I tried to picture Wade's usual, reserved self. Was he drinking?"

Guys get weird when they're tipsy, sometimes mixing up reality with whoever's on their mind.

Yuna didn't shake her head this time. Instead, she nodded slightly. "Yeah, last week he was kinda down and had a few drinks.

"I asked what was wrong, and he said it'd been a hundred days since his advisor passed.

"He said he missed her... then he looked at me and leaned in like he was going to kiss me."

days since Narelle

realized Wade must've been seeing Narelle in Yuna's place, which

seeing Narelle in Yuna's place. My heart sank. Narelle and I had shared so much in common, but Yuna? She was nothing like her. How could he confuse the two? It

with it?" I asked, watching her face. "Did you pull away,

himself?"

stopped himself. Then he

likes you?" I raised an eyebrow. "All those romance novels,

shot back, sounding a little defensive. "It's everything else. He's been so sweet to me, and everyone at the library thinks

flashing across her face. "And sometimes, when he shows up late and sees some other guy talking to me, he gets all annoyed-like,

wasn't making it up. With all the signals Wade was throwing out, it was no

clear Wade had his own stuff to work through, and I'd have to talk to him about it. But right now, Yuna needed someone to help her process this

"Did it

"Are you saying his advisor was... someone he

her head. No way! How could

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usually, you

imagining all academic staff as gray-haired people

if I should tell her

Wade's advisor was a young, beautiful woman?"

best to tell her now-better a little hurt now than a lot