Keeping my arms locked took all my strengthI wanted to
touch his faceMelanie did not like this
If you won't let me talk, then at least keep your hands to yourself,she hissedWe were both hurting, different hurtsIt
was hard to know who had it worse at the moment
Jared watched me curiously while my eyes filled again
?Why?? he asked softly?You know, Jeb has this crazy idea that you're here for me and Jamie
Isn't that nuts??
My mouth half-opened; I quickly bit down on my lip
Jared leaned forward slowly and took my face between both his hands
?Won't you tell me??
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can't?
His hands tightened under my jawI opened my eyes, and his face was inches away from mine
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I recognized the intention in his eyes; I knew how he would move, exactly how his lips would
feelAnd yet it was so new to me, a first more shocking than any other, as his mouth pressed
against mine
I think he meant just to touch his lips to mine, to be soft, but things changed when our skin
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Melanie?the body was stronger than either of us nowOur breathing echoed loudly: mine wild
and gasping, his fierce, almost a snarl
My arms broke free from my controlMy left hand reached for his face, his hair, to wind my
fingers in it
My right hand was faster
Melanie's fist punched his jaw, knocked his face away from mine with a blunt, low soundFlesh
against flesh, hard and angry
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my left hand, desperate to keep Melanie from using my body for violence again
I glanced up at JaredHe was staring at the fist I restrained, too, the horror fading, surprise
taking its placeIn that second, his expression was entirely defenselessI could easily read his
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with confidenceBut he'd been surprised
Did that mean pass or fail?
The pain in my chest was not a surpriseI already knew that a breaking heart was more than an
exaggeration
In a fight-or-flight situation, I never had a choice; it would always be flight for meBecause
Jared was between me and the darkness of the tunnel exit, I wheeled and threw myself into the
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