at rigidly in the seat, her
and asked casually, "Was last night bec
aze to him, fragile uncerta
actly why I approached you in the first place. Our night t
lipped down her cheek
t, Wesley seemed
brows knitting with mild confusion. "Where did that bold woman from yesterday disappe
. As the car jolted along the road, her unsteady body ti
cal condition at the hospital... I have to save her. I hav
e grabbed the front of Wesley's shirt and
ou stood up for me today. I just... never imagined you'd actua
to rest it on her back, but his
n the shelter of his arm, his large hand lower
his mind-was this apology sincere, or
g that had just happened, he ha
Wesley crease his brows slightly. "This suit isn'
red at him in disbelief. "One hundred t
with tears, the realization hitting her all at once that she
urriedly blurted out, "I'm sorry-rea
esley's lips. "Pay me back with what?
xpression. "I shouldn't have taken that check in the f
awled. "Does money really mean so little to
tablet beside him, fingers sliding across the
e, "I'm not rich. But I studied design in college. If
s, her design work had won
's eyes as he observed her, h
t toward her and casual
oft lips before he pressed dow
her breathing growing uneven as he
, Wesley finally pulled back, g
at her. "You're this inexperienced? Don't t
ng lips, the gesture hesitant and se
as he studied Leanna's face, and then he leaned
opping quickly, drawing the kiss deeper aga
y, almost careless tone. "If you've already kissed som
efly filled with
gers nervously twisting together. "Truth is... I'
me a cool, knowing laug
d unreadably deep. "About the question you asked me yesterday, I've a
realization spreading through her mind that she might have e
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