She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 1460:

Melvin was about to ask if they weren’t already together. But then it hit him—he had never actually made a move. He hadn’t even asked her out. He should at least do that first.

“Deal,” he said.

That night, under Jessica’s firm insistence, Melvin lay beside her in bed. Having someone else in bed for the first time left him incredibly tense. The second she reached out and rested a hand on him, his whole body stiffened. She noticed and whispered, “Are you scared of me or something? I’m not going to bite.”

“I’m not,” Melvin murmured, his voice low.

“Relax,” she said softly, gently cupping his face. “I’ll wait until you’re ready.”

He turned his head slightly and asked, “Isn’t that something guys usually say?”

“You’re the shy one here.” Jessica snuggled up against him, warmth spreading between them. “If we’re both this bashful, we’ll end up living the rest of our lives completely sexless.”

by the second. He clearly wasn’t used to this kind of

I’ll do my research,” Jessica added sleepily, her voice light but

was dark—he didn’t think he could handle her seeing how embarrassed he looked. He swallowed hard. “You can

realize the world’s got manuals for pretty much everything,” Jessica

take the lead like this? It threw him completely

holding her a little closer, still awkward

“Goodnight.”

on the other hand, kept waking up—checking whether her blanket was still on, wondering if he

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in the morning and couldn’t fall back asleep, so he got up and made

her out of bed. But today was different. She

“Melvin?” she called softly.

kitchen behind two closed doors, didn’t

as she stumbled out of bed. She opened the door