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My phoned pinged from inside my pocket. Maybe this was my gran. Taking it out I frowned, a message from an unknown number. 'Still awake princess?'
As soon as I read it I knew it was him. How did he get my number?
'How'd you get my number?'
Hitting send my phoned started ringing. My heart raced, why was he calling me? Sliding my finger over the screen I placed the phone to my ear.
Why did I answer it?
'And there I thought you would have patched me' He chuckled 'How come you're still up princess?'
"Stop calling me that". I huffed. "How did you get my number?".
'I have my ways. You hungry?'
"It's late and I-.."
'Never asked for the time princess, I asked if you were hungry'.
Pulling my phone away from my ear
'Leah?'
"What?".
babe, do
to hide my smile. Why was I smiling? Why did I suddenly have butterflies in my stomach? Hearing the knock on
stood smirking
what you
let him in closing and locking the
luck"
further into the kitchen. Why did I say I could eat? I felt awkward, the silence was deafening, his presence overwhelming. He was in front of
on either side of the counter top I was trapped. "What are
beating so fast". He whispered.
so hungry anymore and I'm up early tomorrow". My voice was barely above a whisper but with the
couldn't seem to look at him and he had yet to removed his arms. I was stuck. My stomach
mine and my eyes fluttered shut. My body hummed with how
my hand over my heart. Why was it beating so fast?
your gran?". He
Good question.
she still wasn't home. I was starting to worry. We were new to this town, who could she
wasn't having that. He already had me doing things I
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