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Arabella Rivera

My teeth were still slamming on each other in a war and my body was a mass of chills running through it incessantly. In better words, I was fucking freezing. Yet, peering into Haiden’s eyes warmed me enough to ease my worries.

With him, I wasn’t afraid that I could potentially get hypothermia.

“Youll be okay.” He says lowly, rubbing my hands a little more hastily.

The brown in his eyes shaded with worry and I realized he wasn’t necessarily trying to ease my worries but his own. The tightening of his hands around my own said it all. Haiden Cross was a hundred percent worried about my well being than his own being.

My heart skipped a beat then two after that realization hit me through all my freezing layers.

I watched him closely, staring at the water droplets from his hair gliding down his forehead, down to the corner of

a gums Own his forehead, down to the corner of his nose then finally on his lips. Suddenly a new spark lit inside my core and all I could think about was how soft his lips felt against my own.

I wanted to feel it again.

Just then his brown eyes snap up to stare at me. I held my breath even though I knew I needed every bit of oxygen at the moment.” You should probably remove the hoodie since it’s soaked.”

I didn’t catch his words properly, but that had something to do with staring at his lips for longer than required. “Bella.”

A flick to my forehead had the fog disappearing out of my vision. “Ow.” I lift a hand to rub my forehead where he inflicted pain unto and looked at him, this time avoiding his lips. Which was shockingly proving to be quite difficult

“You’re not going to die.” Haiden rolls his eyes, fingers touching the end of the wet hoodie. His actions had me completely stilling. Being as the hoodie reached above my knees and was now stuck to me because of how wet it was, made Haiden’s finger brush my skin.

made Harden’s imger brush my skin.

I know I shouldn’t have worn shorts today. But in my defense today really did start off hot and I heard nothing of an approaching storm. Haiden’s fingers stay motionless for a couple of seconds before he spoke.

The hoodie. Take it off.” His demand was raspy and did something to me that I would rather keep to myself. His fingers skimmed my thigh as he tugs at the hoodie. I think he did it on purpose, there was no way he didn’t know how he affected me right now.

to remove the hoodie. Haiden removes his hand away from my exposed cold skin but I caught his eyes wavering over the uncovered

the back there. It has been worn

the rain but my jeans and shirt still managed to get wet. Haiden twists

the back and shuffles around. It was like h e was digging through endless treasure. M e being nosey, like usual, wanted to know why he was taking so long to grab a hoodie. So I turned

n the backseat blinked at me. It looked like someone lived here or at least, slept

who was busy rummaging through the mess, halts. The white shirt clang to his body so much that it looked like it was melted into his skin. He was drenched too, even more than I was. Yet, he was choosing to give me the hoodie

about that. I just knew that my heart was refusing to let

might add.” Sometimes.” He grunts, digging more until he

he finally gets hold of

had, was the unmistakable scent of Haiden. He throws it on my lap

from it all. “His eyes burn through mine as he murmurs softly. “Even if it’s just for a

at his home so

the small cracks of his emotions only to be pushed out by i t filling back up quicker than I thought. Haiden nudges his head to the light blue

I wasn’t that cold anymore but something told me it wasn’t only that, which

was still holding the drenched hoodie. I lift it a little. “Where should I put this one?” I asked faintly. It

of, him. Sitting here with him inside the confines

He mutters. I nodded doing as he

and peeked at Haiden from the corner of

I try to stop the skipping of my heart

the lump in my throat and rip my eyes away from him. “You need it more than me.” The rain was finally letting up so even though my voice was

“Huh?” Confusion tangles itself in his

the light blue hoodie and pass it

take it.” You’re

eyes narrow and he pushes my hand away lightly. “I’m fine. I can

sighs when he saw that I wasn’t back down.”

him to grab the hoodie out of my hands not remove his clinging soaked shirt. I gasp, face reddening.” What ar-e

me confused until his eyes fixed on my widened eyes. His lips quirk and he lets out a low chuckle. “Have you never seen the bare chest of a guy before

the porn videos Gwen forced

does, it’s still a chest even though it’s through a

have. You…..just caught

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