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Baby Doll: That makes me feel less cool.

I grin.

Chapter 147

Kendra

I roll my lips together.Then I hit Send.

Me: I like you too.

I hold my breath.

We promised no more secrets and not telling him… Not telling him that I’m dangerously in love with him feels like the biggest secret I’ve ever kept.

Not telling him feels like a lie.

But telling him…

Telling him terrifies me.

Because if he doesn’t say it back…

I look away from my phone and up at the sky.

If I tell him I love him and Luther doesn’t say it back, then it really will be over.

Chapter 148

Luther

I holdthe phone to my chest.

I like you too.

“I love you, Baby Doll.” It comes out as a whisper.

It’s true.

It’s so fucking true.

But saying it out loud…

Even alone.

Saying it out loud is the scariest thing I’ve done.

Because when I tell her.

When I tell Kendra that she has my whole damn heart…

If she doesn’t feel the same way…

If she doesn’t love me back…

I don’t think I can recover from that.

So I’ll wait.

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