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The water pounded against my skin, the hot spray turning my thoughts into steam that swirled in the humid air
around me. | let out a long breath, closing my eyes and resting my forehead against the cool tile wall. My
muscles ached from the run, the exertion doing little to c | had hoped the long miles would wearout, would
drain the tension out of my body, but here was-tense as ever, my mind racing with thoughts of him.
Luke.
Again.
| shut off the water and stepped out of the shower, grabbing the towel and wrapping it tightly around myself. The
cool air hit my damp skin, and | shivered, but the temperature didn't send a chill down my spine. It was the
dreams. Unwelcome, unrelenting dreams of Luke. It's been so long since-
since everything fell apart. And yet, here | was, still thinking about him. About the way his lips felt on mine,
about the heat that had rushed between us, igniting something primal and raw inside of me. Something | hadn't
been able to shake, no matter how many runs | took o | toweled off my hair, staring blankly into the mirror. My
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reflection looked tired, but | wasn't just tired. | was frustrated- emotionally and... physically. | sighed, wrapping
the towel
around my chest and stepping into my room, feeling the ache in my legs from the run, but it wasn't enough.
It didn't do the job.
| needed a different kind of distraction. Something to take the edge off. Something that wasn't Luke.
But no matter what I tried, no matter who I tried, my mind kept circling back to him. The way he looked at me-
like | was the only one who existed in the room. The way he would stand so close, his presence overwhelming,
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtfilling up all the space around until | felt like | couldn't breathe. The way his hand would linger on my back, just a
little too long, sending sparks shooting through my veins.
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| groaned, letting the towel drop to the floor. Luke had moved on. I'd seen the headlines. The pictures. He had his
perfect life now-football, fame, sgorgeous model on his arm.
Meanwhile, | was here, standing in my bedroom, still thinking about something that never even stood a chance.
He deserved someone who was... whole anyway. Not a fractured little girl who's running away from a past she
can't even fucking remember.
| threw myself onto
the bed, sprawling out across the mattress, as my mind wandered back to that night. That night, everything
between us changed: His hands on my waist, pullingclose, the rough scrape of his stubble against my skin,
the heat of his breath on my neck as | straddle him. | felt a flush rise up my neck, spreading down my chest. This
was stupid. It had been years. | should have moved on by now.
Hell, I needed to move on. But every t| thought | had, something would happen-like seeing his face on TV or
hearing his nin passing-
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My fingers idly traced circles on the
sheets, the frustration building insjde
me, leavingreséds) This.
Iga TAs fucking itch... maybe
Laura was right. | needed to just
scratch it before it droveinsane.
| closed my
eyes, and Luke filled my mind. We
were back in that car, and | was
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gliding my palms over his abs, over
his pecks and across his broad
shoulders. At least, io) what ag!
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between my thighs, finding that ti
"Fuck. | need to go on a date," |
breathed, staring at the ceiling,
coming down from the rush of my
climax. The part ofthat still
couldn't let him go, no matter how
hard | tried. The part ofthat
wanted to call him, even though |
knew it was pointless He wasn't the
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