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"You weren't? Even a little bit?" Felix arched a brow in challenge, and I lifted my chin in response. "Good, then it shouldn't be an issue, us traveling back together."

"Nope." I crossed my arms. "Though I don't know how we'll make it in time."

"Two words. Private jet," he said.

I gave him a slow smile. "How did you manage that?"

"Gigi loves me."

She's not the only one, I thought.

But my cousins had a point. If I never told him, did it even really count?

"So, will you go with me?" Felix asked.

"I'll go with you," I said.

Anywhere.

Anytime.

Because I wanted to finish the tour. And because despite how hard I tried to fight it, no matter how much I wished it wasn't the case, I had missed him.

So much.

CHAPTER 20

"So, is this how it's going to be the whole ride?"

I caught Felix's gaze.

"You're so far away," he said.

There was no mistaking his meaning.

He was seated a few—okay, definitely more than a few—rows up, turned around in his chair, staring back at me.Besides the pilot and stewardess, we were the only two people on thejet.Felix took a seat in the front on one side, and I ended up near the back on the other.Was this on purpose?Absolutely yes.

The problem wasn't that Ididn'twant to be near him.

I wanted it too much.

With each breath, I fought against the impulse tomove closer. I wanted tothrow myself at Felix and beg him to love me back. My heart was all for this plan. But my head knew it was a risk.I had to protect myself, and I didn't want to appear lovesick or needy—even if I was.I didn't want to put pressure on him either and thought he'd appreciate the distance.

Apparently not.

Shrugging, I said, "I don't know what you're talking about," then went back to my book.

I kept my eyes glued to the page.

Felix, however,wouldn't let it go that easy. Ifelt more than saw him stand and come closer, not stopping until he was right next to me, but I didn't look up.

"Need something?" I asked.

"Yeah," he said and plopped down into the seatdirectly beside mine. "For you tostop ignoring me."

I sighed.

So much for self-preservation.

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