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I repeated the statement. “Your escape.”

That wasn’t the first time he’d said that.

“Yes,” he confirmed. “I can forget everything and just be…”

His sentence trailed off, and we sat in a comfortable silence for a few seconds. His last words hung in the air as I pushed myself up so I could face him.

“Just be what?” I asked him.

He caressed my cheek with his forefinger. “Just be me.”

The sincerity and openness in his eyes pulled at my heartstrings. An unexpected sensation swept through me. I didn’t have thewords to express how what he said made me feel. So instead of a verbal response, I leaned forward until my mouth met his.

He pulled out of the kiss just enough to speak. “Once we get off this ride, are you ready to head out?”

I nodded, letting our lips meet again. “Yeah.”

My arms wrapped around his neck, holding him closer. His hands grabbed my ass, pulling me into him. Our tongues caressed one another, devouring one another, and I lost myself in him.

Without warning, the door to our car swung open. “Not again,” the Ferris wheel attendant complained under his breath. “Hope you folks enjoyed your ride.” The annoyance in his tone was evident.

We pulled apart, and my face was flushed as I flashed a smile to the attendant.

“We did, thank you,” I answered.

“Please come this way,” he directed us with a little bit of an attitude. “Have a good day.”

As we exited the ride, Russ smirked. “Yeah, you too.” Draping his arm around my shoulders, he guided me down the sidewalk.

“I think he was a little bit of a hater,” I mumbled. “But I’d hate, too, if I had to work on a beautiful day like this.”

“Nah, he was mad because your fine ass was with me.”

Giggling, I rolled my eyes. “While I agree that I’m fine, that man was not checking for me.”

“You didn’t see the way he was looking at you.”

“I saw the way he was looking atus.”

He chuckled. “Yeah, okay.”

We made our way out of the park.

“Saturday after next, are you free?” I asked seemingly out of nowhere. “It’s almost three weeks from now.”

“That’s the weekend after I move into my place. I don’t have anything planned yet. What are we doing?”

I grinned. “My best friend is having a birthday party at Dowdy Lake, and I’d love for you to be my date.”

“Say no more. If you want me there, I’m there.”

“It’ll be a good time.”

“We always have fun together.” He kissed the top of my head. “No matter what it is.”

“That’s what I like about you. We could be doing absolutely nothing, and I’d still have the most fun with you,” I admitted.

“I was thinking the same thing when we were driving here. I hate the idea of a road trip. But a road trip with you would be a good look.”

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