| Please, forgive that and tell me
your name, anyway
?Melanie,? I whisper
?Melanie,? he repeats?I can't tell you how delighted I am to meet you
I grip my bag tightly, keeping my eyes on himHe reaches his hand down toward me slowly
It isn't until I see my hand curl voluntarily around his that I realize I believe him
He helps me to my feet and doesn't release my hand when I'm up
?What now?? I ask guardedly
?Well, we can't stay here for longWill you come back with me to the house? I left my bag
You beat me to the fridge
He tiffany necklace seems to realize how brittle I am, how close to breaking
?Will you wait for me here, then?? he asks in a gentle voiceLet me get us
some more food
?Us??
?Do you really think I'm going to let you disappear? I'll follow you even if you tell me not to
I don't want to disappear from him
?I?? How can I not trust another human completely? We're family?both part of the
brotherhood of extinctionI have so far to go and? Jamie is waiting
?You're not alone,? he realizesHis expression shows uncertainty for the first timeHe's just nine, rolex submariner watches and he's so frightened when I'm awayIt will take me half the night
to get back to himHe won't know if I've been caught? As if to make my point,
my stomach growls loudly
Jared's smile is back, brighter than before?Will it help if I give you a ride??
?A ride?? I echo
?I'll make you a dealYou wait here while I gather more food, and I'll take you anywhere you
want to go in my jeepIt's faster than running?even faster thanyou running
?You have a car??
?Of courseDo you think I walked out here??
I think of the six hours it rolex sales uk took me to walk here, and my forehead furrows
?We'll be back to your brother in no time,? he promises?Don't move from this spot, okay??
I nod
?And eat something, pleaseI don't want your stomach to give us away He grins, and his eyes
crinkle up, fanning lines out of the cornersMy heart gives one hard thump, and I know I will
wait here if it takes him all night
He is still holding my handHe lets go slowly, his eyes not leaving mineHe takes a step
backward, then pauses
?Please don't kick me,? he pleads, leaning forward and white paddington chloe inspired bag grabbing my chinHe kisses me again,
and this time I feel itHis lips are softer than his hands, and hot, even in the warm desert night
A flock of butterflies riots in my stomach and steals my breathMy hands reach for him
instinctivelyI touch the warm skin of his cheek, the rough hair on his neckMy fingers skim
over a line of puckered skin, a raised ridge right beneath the hairline
I woke up covered in sweatEven before I was all the way awake, my fingers were on the back
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