[chapter sixteen]

Disclaimer: If you've heard of them, I don't own them. Everything else is mine, so no stealing, pretty please. ;-)


This story is gonna be darker, and deal with serious, sometimes disturbing issues. Just so everyone knows. Okay? Okay.


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~Faye's POV~

"Hey!" I say happily as I open the door to find Jimmie balancing Chinese takeout boxes and a toolkit. "What's up?"

"I thought you could use some reinforcements." Jimmie says with a grin, stepping inside and shutting the door with his foot. "Food and tools."

"Tools?"

"Yeah. To hang stuff up, so this place has a little more character. You know, like you do."

If only he knew how giddy comments like that make me.

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"I don't care."

"You always say that, Faye."

"Well, I don't!" I defend with a grin. "You pick."

"You pick."

"It's just a movie, Jimmie. Be a man and pick one."

"Another crack like that, and I'm going to prove to you what sort of man I am." He teases, making me blush furiously.

Oh, what I wouldn't give…

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He hasn't kissed me yet.

He's just….he's just been around.

Which is great.

He's been a great friend the last few weeks.

But I really want him to kiss me.

Like, a lot.

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I wonder how Matt has been treating him.

I hope they haven't had words.

That would just kill me.

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"I'm so tired…"I yawn as I curl up further on my sofa, the flickering of the movie putting me to sleep. "If I fall asleep and start snoring, please wake me up."

"Nah. I'll just tape it for evidence of how feminine and delicate you are."

"Ass."

"That's me!"

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I could seriously fall for this man.

chapter seventeen