"Think of him as a kid, no need to waste your energy being on guard."

Everett snorted, "A kid? What if one day, he actually sweeps you off your feet? Would I still be naively treating him like a kid?"

If Byte 7 were, say, eight or nine, maybe that'd fly.

But he's got everything a man needs.

Treating him like a child just won't work.

"...How could he possibly sweep me off my feet? Everett, you're really overthinking this, you know?"

He smirked, pinning Dorothy against the wall for a deep kiss before speaking in a gravelly voice.

"It's not that I'm overthinking now. It's you just noticing! I've been worried since... middle school." Back then, nobody really cared about looks, so not many people noticed Dorothy.

She was quiet, not one to chat or make the first move.

But Everett knew! Once Dorothy grew up and stepped into society, she'd definitely catch eyes.

He could keep his distance from the opposite sex.

But he couldn't control Dorothy!

If she really fell for someone, really wanted to date them, was he supposed to intervene, play the role of the spoiler?

happened between them, he'd just be mad and wait. He probably wouldn't go breaking them up. "That's way too early! Back in middle school, I

her desk mate had been harboring a crush on her for years,

when you think

"Good thing you didn't."

teasing made Dorothy

position was getting uncomfortable, and she tried to

next second, he picked her up

rained down, not giving

"Mmm... Eve..."

if he needed to confirm that she belonged to him at this

the kissing intensified, the air seemed to

finally managed to say, "Everett, Langston is waiting

bug can wait a

had more pressing

"Langston's waiting for you-Mmm!"

chill as his hands

in the moment, Everett's self-control vanished the

not from

Everett's arm, wanting to

he gritted his teeth and

"Wait a sec..."

hazy as she watched him

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