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“I’ that was,” he tells me “And how certain I a that I waited all my life for this ined Why, Jade, what are you thinking?”

“About us,” I say, kissing his sweat-dappled chest “About our future About everything And about …”

Yasmin, I leave unfinished

He flinches slightly, growing tense, and then lays another kiss on my forehead

“I know,” he whispers “It’s not ideal But we’ll tell her, don’t worry We’ll ht”

I shifton ry for another session

I don’t tell hi Yasmin is what I’m worried about

I don’t tell hi cru down

Instead, I push all of that deep down, focusing on the ical perfection of this ainst the irl

His words ring out in my mind

Better than I ever iined

Yep, I have to say I agree, one hundred freaking percent

“Ja to be okay, aren’t we?”

“Okay?” he growls, kissingto be better than okay, princess We’re going to fucking fly We’re going to soar You’re the best thing that ever happened to me I …”

He trails off

I love you?

Was he going to freaking say I love you?

But then he grows quiet with a ruh, and I’m content to just lie in his arms

Chapter Seventeen

Jamie

The day after Jade gives herself toif I’ll ever be able to focus again

After thesex – when she proved that her body knew exactly what to do – she lay intime I was content to just feel her presence beside er to listen to the pattern of her breathing

The only sour point hen I almost blurted out I love you