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“I just want you to remember what it’s like to smile, sweetheart”
The rooether
She nodded her head and quietly left the roo me with a small smile before she dipped out of the roo of her lovely hips while she walked down the hallway I already missed my time alone with her, especially here it had all been heading Never inlike that with me
But now that I knehere her head was at, it would be the only time she’d ever have to take the reins herself
CHAPTER FIVE – ROWAN
I watched as Kyra glided across the dancefloor, swinging around in Blake’s ar had gotten reatly, but I was ad the way her body moved, the way the fabric of her shirt fluttered over the curves she was hiding underneath Kyra always had this unassunorance of how incredible she truly was I knew it frustrated so about her
Her hurew close in high school
I tutored her inher freshress two grades up She was sobbing and beggingher back innone of it I’d always been good at math and I loved it I loved the black and white truth that nu services to her instead and I coached her all the way through high school
Back then, she’d been too young for rew to adore her We kept up our friendship through college and she still calledher et on a video chat and walk her through things and I was actually able to use the tutoring I did for her as college credit for myself
The moe of pride well up in er was she the kid I considered her to be No longer was she the s into rown and flourished into this beautiful, vibrant woman with a passion to help others in any way she could and I couldn’t help but think that I’d had a hand in that
And when I finally saw her as a woman for the first time, the desire that crashed over my body took my breath away
My desire for her continued to haunt me even now as I watched Blake pass her off to Harper She irling around, her hair fluttering around her face, and all I could do was take deep breaths while I watched her supple body vibrate with happiness
This hat she deserved Not the bullshit her ex h
I heard the song winding down, so I threw back the rest ofher close to me while she craned her neck back I was much taller than her; her head barely came up to my chest I pulled her into my arms and allowed her to step up onto my feet and, all of a sudden, she could press her ear to my chest while I worked us across the room
The song was low and slow and the lights dih into hts and the festive Christ the silent moment between the two of us feel even more special than I’d anticipated