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"Defensive much?"

I looked back to the road, only visible by the headlights The snow falling softened everything around us, leaving us secluded "I just ether over three years, and we have two o to law school so he can prep for politics He wants to get married before law school"

"Seems to be a lot of Riley in that plan"

White hot frustration crept up my throat like acid, and I clenched my fists in my lap Who was Josh Walker to question our plan? "There’s a lot of me, too" Ouch, that did sound defensive "I etanother few years before we finally have s-- " I abruptly cutmy cheeks The car was dark, so he couldn’t see, couldn’t possibly knoas the exact shade of red as his Jeep’s paint job

"Have what?" he questioned

I didn’t answer

He snapped his gaze tome that in three years, you haven’t had sex?"

"Eyes on the road!" I countered He stifled a laugh and turned back to driving My hands flexed open, closed, open, closed "I can’t believe I just said that You can’t say anything!"

"Are you a wait-for- in his tone "It’s cool if you are, it’s just that three years is a long tiuy"

I shook my head I’d already said this ht? Besides, it’s not like we ran into each other on cae He says it’s forwill be worth it, and it’s i will be flawlesslike we planned I guess he’s old-fashioned"

"You don’t want to wait?"

This was crossing the line, so I shook my head in response

His eyes raked down ood that ht? I’d been careful when I dressed tonight; after all, I’d had a plan, too I was done waiting What was the purpose when you didn’t knohat to?