Chapter 75: La POV

    The bguys /bwall in the past get dressed in Homer’s bath, fretting thinking

    Hearing how renfortshile they are again in each other’s presence afterst sight in the parking lot takes body Whether that is with me in the nient not, doesn’t bother me.

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    Stepping out, they all break off their conversation to smile at me. Cade approaches me firet and kites lower back, he says, “Let’s get you home, Sunshine,” and leads me finds the bednot do and iven the waits

    Xavier had veered off as we passed his room, and when he meets us again at the front door couple of minute sad wat changed into a fresh pair of jeans and a tight–fitting ck T–shirt that makes his colorful tattons per

    Hunter, Cade, and Al take turns sweetly kissing me goodbye before Xavier leads me to his Charger parked in the The conte sunlight, and I can’t help but smile as I appreciate the beauty of his car. One day, I’ll get myself one too Saybe ba /bmetalli pogle

    Xavier notices my reaction when he opens the passenger side door for me. “Why iare /ibyou /bsmilingi?/ii” /ihe asks with peme

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    “I really like your car. I was thinking about how I’ll get one for myself one day,” I say. Then I decide to fuck with him flew voice, “It’ll probably be when I’m old and gray, though, after my husband passed iaway /iin a mysterious boating ident and he mus

    The unexpectedughter that erupts from him makes me smile, and I suddenly realize that he’s never been rxed enough like he’s doing. The sound is masculine yet beautiful–deep, rich–sounding like being dipped in melted dark chocte, and within that things to my equilibrium.

    “Remind me never to add you as a beneficiary on my life insurance,” he says, chuckling bwith /ba fondness in his beyes /bthat I’m sureng

    Sliding onto the passenger seat, I fake pout and cross my arms in front of my chest, saying, “Spoilsport.”

    Closing the door behind me, he startsughing again as he rounds the front of the car to take his seat behind the steering bwheel/b. Someth clenches at being able to draw that reaction from him, twice in as many minutesb, /bno less.

    When he starts the car, the guttural sound from beneath the hood vibrates intensely through me, from where my feet are nted on the that crown of my head. Goosebumps erupt across my skin, and a smile spreads on my face.

    We asionally went when Dad had a free weekend and there was a car show in one of the neighboring towns. All the different shapes, but, models, colors, and sounds always fascinated me. I wouldn’t call myself a petrol head per se, but I appreciate a nice car when I

    And this one? She’s a beauty that deserves to be revered and cared for with the utmost care.

    “Mind plugging Tessa’s address into my GPS so I know where I’m going?” Xavier asks from beside me after a few minutes at driving. I’ve bees peeling my side window, the gentle music on the radio lulling me into a calm that’s been missing in my life thest couple of months, ding him my cow albeit temporary, addresspletely slipped my mind.

    “Sorry,” I say sheepishly, leaning over to the digital disy in the car’s front console to type in the address

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    As I pull my hand away, he reaches over with his right one, gently grabs my fingertips, quickly nces in my direction, band /bthen returns has road. “I should be apologizing, not you,” he says softly, sincerely. And that stupid clenching thing my heart keeps doing around him der hoggens s

    Not sure how to react, I slowly slip my fingers from his grasp and lean back in my seat. We need to have this discussion while houding ones so there can be no mimunication when I tell him how his words made me feel. Words cut deeper than a hooed kisife, and i ws‘ allow him to keep leaving me bleeding out every time he thinks there’s a perceived slight against him.

    I will not let him off the hook, and I won’t just sweep his actions under the rug, fearing causing ructions between us. The sooner he realizes be cat’s p being a raging dick to anyone and everyone that Aloesn’t agree with him, the better we’ll get along in the future.

    Distracted by my musings, I don’t immediately notice that when the car rolls to a stop and the engine shuts off, we’re not in front of Tessa’s btownhouse /b

    When Xavier suddenly says, “I’ll be right back,” and quickly gets out and jogs across the road, I finally realize we’re parked near Beantrée, Which is bwhere /bsee Xavier disappear into momentster./

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    Chapter 75: La POV

    After about ten minutes of me ying around on my phone, he appears again with a take–out bag in one hand and a twin entfew cup holder with teen to g cups invide in the other hand. When he opens his door momentster, slides in, and then ces the take–out bag on myp, the small of freshly baked pastries drifts up to me, and my stomach growls obnoxiously.

    I refuse to feel embarrassed, though, at my body having a natural reaction to the heavenly aroma of food after not having eaten in thest 12 horse ive /iXavier chuckles at me, which makes me smirk at him in turn.

    “I couldn’t let you enter the lion’s den without providing your body with bsome /bsustenance,” he jokes as he hands me one of the coffee cups while indicating to the bag on myp with his pointer finger, “There’s an assortment bof /bsweet and savory pastries in there. Eat as much or as little as you want

    After sipping the liquid gold he handed me tentatively to avoid burning my tongue, I peer inside the bag, and gasp in surprise. Inside are easily ten ky pieces of goodness, ranging from custard Danishes, apple pie foldovers, chocte croissants, mini bacon and feta quiches, and Beantree’s famous triple- chocte–choc–chip brownies.

    Looking back at him, he smiles softly as he watches my reaction. “This is way too much. Are the rest for the guys when you go home?”

    Slowly lifting his hand, he tucks a wayward lock of hair behind my left ear, before saying, “No, Princess. They are all yours. You can eat everything or only eat some of it and then share the rest with whomever you see fit. Or you can even keep them all to enjoy during the week.”

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