NovelEnglishHe was demanding, his tongue insistent, hislips melding with mine. I clutched at his shoulders, holding on, as his hands traced long paths up and down the length of my back.
When we broke fora, sighed against him, He laughed lightly as he kissed.
along my cheek to my ea.
“Nomore fears of what is betvieen us, he said, “Because Lam truly alive because.
of you" 0h, Nick.” turned to him and Sought outhis lps this time.
After another dss, and then another, we split far enough to est our foreheads together. I closed my eyes, finding contentment here with him like this.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt“Julian's right,” Nicholas said, breaking.
the soft quiet between us.
1peeked open my eyes to look up at him.
“Ihave to treat you ight, keep you happy, or risk losing you. If not to — Julian, then to someone else,” Nichols said. “You are precious, Piper. There re ‘many people who would be ready and.
willing © scoop you up if fumbled even smiled and shook my head lightly. “You can't think you would lose me so easily.” “1 would deserve to,” he said. “You should only know love and happiness.” He sighed as he looked away. “fear 1am already failing at keeping you safe” “None of his is your fault, told him, “and! refuse to hear anything else bout.
He nodded alitl. “You're right. What we.
Should be doing i getting you of this damned boat. 1 can't wait 0 get you of thisisland.”
1 couldn't help but agree.
Nicholas stepped back, took my hand, and escorted me off the ship. The crew; probably having noticed our intimate ‘moment had been courteous n letting us have a few moments alone above deck.
‘They nodded at me now as we passed them. They each wore soft smiles.
wondered How much they saw and heard.
On shore, the others had moved onto the deck. There found Elva. 1 rushed to her and held her, She scemed confused.
“What's wrong, Mommy?” she asked.
“Nothing,” I said.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm“Why are you all wet? Did you go fora swim?” Oh, God. I had forgotten 1 was still soaked through, and now I'd gotten Elva wet as well had ust been so happy to see her.
“thm sorry,” 1 said.
“It'skay,” she said.
Iidssed her check and sa beside her. She was still coloring in the coloring boolc pages. Now she was showing me her work. She was getting beter a coloring in thelines “What a day, Jessica said “Tell me about i,” Julian said. “don't Know about everyone else, but I'm ready togohome.” “ie, too,” Veronica sad.
Iagreed wholeheartedly, but it still hurt me to see everyone so don. L couldn't help but fee responsible Yes, I couldn't exactly control that a sociopath wanted to Jl me, but it sill el ke my fault somehow “Why don't we do something to it our spires?” 1 aid Jessica, Veronica, Julian, Elva, and Nicholas all looked at me. Bridget
‘probably would have too, but she had already gone inside, “What?” Jessica asked. - “Un. 1 don’t know. What about another volleyball game?” That had been kind of fun before, before Bridget's vardrobe ‘malfunction had ruined everything, Jullan ws a better man now, though, so that probably wouldn't happen again.
The others glanced a each other.
“Sure, Jessica said “Great, I said standing “I'll go tell = Before could even finish my sentence, the sky opened up and rain began to pour down.
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