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When I finally cal at me under heavy eyelids "You’re so beautiful, Cassidy," I whispered against her cheek before kissing it

Her cheeks were still stained pink froinning to realize she only ever gave me My smile

We stared at each other while her eyes slowly closed a little more and I knew I had two options: take her back to the ht, or keep her with me "Come here" I pulled her intoacrossthe top of her head, I relaxed under her "Get soainst ainst ht indeed

CASSIDY

I WOKE UP withon one of his arht wasn’t a dreae kissed me, and I slept in his are s about everything; Gage did want htened around ht " His rich voice was even deeper fro" I rolled over and blushed as I placed s were supposed to be this , but I couldn’t stop myself I held my breath for a few seconds until his wide sht before his lips pressed softly tothe instant his e would feel like this, I would have tried to o

He pulled away, but placed twoet back to the house" He must have seen the hurt in my eyes, because his ide and he cupped o back unless I had to My dad’s probably already pissed that I wasn’t there this et ready and I’ll take you to another spot on the ranch that I want you to see Just us But I need to tell hih he tried to contain his sot up and helped hiht I’d seen the whole ranch"

"Not even close, you’ve only seen about half Where I want to take you, though, it isn’t too far from the house, but it’s really secluded"

My stoet to wherever he was talking about Leaning into his side when he wrapped an arm around me, I smiled and let him lead me back to his horse The ride back to the house was quiet, like last night, but it was nowhere near the same He played with my hands, teased my neck with his lips, andback I was nervous e cae’s dad, but he took one look at us, sether

"I need to take care of Bear I’llto take a shower, but I’ll try to hurry" I turned but he grabbedht and my stomach fluttered as I quickly e of clothes and rush through et back to hiht, and I believed I’d never be able to have hiood to be true now that I did, or at least, I thought I did I didn’t know if this would change when I went back to Austin today, or when he cahts Gage wouldn’t just drop ht I was only his friend, he cared too much to treat me that way

A startled yelp escaped froone and Ty was sitting on ot a closer look and rushed over to hi?"

I bit roaned, and flopped back onto the sofa bed, "why are you doing this? He’s only going to hurt you"

"No, he won’t"

"Do you not re he’s said about you since wethere, I needed to stop asking him to takehis relationships with other girls by being in the aparted his ed me to his side "If he hurts you, I’ll kill him"

"He won’t"

"Whatever you say, Cassi I know I’ve stopped you fro in relationships before, but I won’t anymore If he’s who you want, then you should be with hiirl; you alill be"

"I love you, Ty If it eases your mind, no one will ever replace you"

He shed and soing to have to share me with you"

"How about we just marry each other, save everyone the heartache?" he teased, and squeezed o dome around the ranch today I’ll be back before we leave Did your parents still want to leave tonight?" I dragged the last feords out

"Probably earlier in the afternoona?"

I scrunched my face as I peeked at him from under my eyelashes "I don’t want to leave; I want to stay here with Gage until he moves back But I don’t know if he’d be okay with that I don’t know if he’d want me here for the next feeeks"

Tyler’s face fell, but he kissed ot off the bed "Talk to hi; that way if you both decide you want to stay, my parents and I can leave earlier and you won’t have to cut your day short"