Page 79 of You Kissed Me First

I thought it was something that only happened in porn.

It was probably really dangerous, but now that we are out safe and in a very public mall, I have to find the humor in it.

Whatever this Glory Hills place is, it is not here. I had a feeling she had gotten it wrong when she said it, but I was willing to go along for the ride.

I’m finding I would do about anything for this girl.

I smile as she talks to a woman about some local figurines she’s selling.

She’s gorgeous.

I stick close by. Especially after the little incident. I know human trafficking is a thing, but no one is going to take my girl from me.

So while she shops, I stay within touching distance but let her have her space.

She hasn’t bought anything, but as she gives a lingering look at the figurine, I can’t help but feel like she wants to.

When she moves to the next booth, I keep my eye on her.

“I want to buy that for her,” I tell the woman.

She smiles knowingly as I hand over the money. She wraps it up and places it in a bag. I wrap the bag around it until it’s small enough to fit into my pocket.

Then I slip it in, hiding it.

“Thank you.”

I catch up quickly, pulling Katie into my arms. When she smiles up at me, I have a brief flash of what life could be like if she were mine for real.

How easy it would be.

When we go to pass a jewelry store, I pull her to a stop.

“What?” she asks.

“Let’s check it out.”

She shakes her head. “I’m not spending a ton of money on jewelry. No thank you.”

“No, but we can look. Come on.”

She sighs. “Fine.”

“If you want, we can even pretend to be getting engaged. Want to try on some expensive rings?”

She rolls her eyes, pulling me inside.

After a few minutes of looking, a man comes up to us.

“Can I help you with anything?”

I go to speak, but Katie beats me to it.

As she curls herself around my arm, she smiles up at the man. “My honey here said I could have anything I wanted in the entire store. I want to see all the rings you have. Maybe he will even propose by the end of the day.”

When she bats her eyes up at me, I barely withhold the laughter.

She jokes, but if I thought she would say yes, I might just propose.

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