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“What are you smiling at?” I asked, still inside her.

“I need to go out of town more often.” Her chuckled made me dislodge from her body and I felt the separation immediately. She must’ve seen it on my face because she sat up and placed her cheek on my chest. I could feel her eye lashes move with her blinking across my skin. My arms held her tight as she started to sway slightly back and forth. It was comforting. As fast as she had lay on me, she sat up and kissed my chest.

“I need a shower and some food.”

All I could do was bark a laugh at her suddenness. I kissed her forehead and nodded.

Chapter 14

Pine

It’s been a month already since the incident with Jackson’s ex and we still haven’t heard from her. Things were back to being the way they were before I went out of town. I have spent more time over Jackson’s these past few weeks and we’ve definitely grown closer. We were both excited lately because it was only a couple months till Valentines Day. When I found out that he liked old cars, I ordered him a custom made replica of a Model T Ford. His name was engraved across the bottom of the driver’s side door and I knew he’d love it. I couldn’t wait to see his face.

Between work and spending time with Jackson, my life felt complete. That is until I received a phone call early one Saturday morning. I was asleep in Jackson’s bed when I groggily reached for my phone on the side table.

“Hello.” My voice was low and half asleep.

“Why are you not home? I’m at your door.”

My eyes immediately opened and I sat straight up. The screech that left my throat woke Jackson up and he leapt from the bed ready to fight anything that was coming for us both. His eyes were wide and his mouth opened and closed as he tried to swallow his fear.

“What’s happening?!” He cried out.

I covered my mouth apologetically and I held up the phone. He let out a relieved sigh and put his fisted arms down. I hurried the phone back to my ear.

“When did you get here? I’m getting dressed now and on my way.”

I hung up the phone and threw it on the bed as I rushed out of the sheets and grabbed my discarded clothes from the floor.

“What’s going on? Where are you going?” Jackson asked as he sat back on the bed.

The smile was still plastered on my face as I rushed my pants on.

“Myliah’s here!” I squealed.

Jackson smiled wide at the excitement in my voice. “Did you know she was coming?”

“No! I’m totally surprised.”

I ran around on his side of the bed and gave him a large kiss and picked up my shoes to run out the door.

She sat on her large suitcase in front of my apartment door. I screamed and ran towards her as she stood. The smile on her face showed all her teeth as she opened her arms to me. I about knocked her over as our bodies collided.

“Oh my god, I missed you.” I whispered to her.

She chuckled. “I missed you too.”

“If I’m dreaming, don’t wake me up.”

“I think you’ve already woken everyone up on this floor with that scream. We need to get inside before they call the police on us.”

My eyes searched around us as I still held her in my arms. I quickly pushed her off and pulled the keys from my pocket to open the door. As we crossed the threshold, I hugged her once more before grabbing her luggage and rolling it further inside.

After hurrying through a shower, I ran and jumped on the bed that Myliah was laying on and we talked for hours about her stay in Europe and Jackson. She finally fell asleep due to the jetlag and I sat and ran my fingers through her hair as she slept. I missed my best friend and having her here was the best feeling in the world.

Chapter 15

Jackson

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