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Frustrated, I walked us over to the wooden bench.
Dropping her schoolbag on the floor, I carefully lowered our bodies onto the bench until we were sitting side by side. I kept my arm wrapped around her bony little shoulders, not daring to leave her side for fear of her falling.
“This is just great,” I tutted, sulking. “Fucking wonderful.”
“You feel so warm,” she whispered and I felt her cheek nuzzle against my bare chest. “Like a hot-water bottle.”
“Okay, you really need to keep your eyes open,” I told her, panicked by her words.
Knees bouncing nervously, I turned her in my arms and caught hold of her face between my hands. “Hey,” I coaxed, giving her face a little shake with both hands.
“Hey…girl?” I added lamely because I didn’t even know her name. I’d almost killed the girl and I didn’t know her fucking name. “Open your eyes.”
She didn’t.
“Hey, hey!” I said louder now. “Look at me.” I shook her head. “Look at my face.”
This time she did.
She opened her eyes, and fuck me, I unintentionally sucked in a sharp breath.
Jesus, this girl was beautiful.
I’d noticed it earlier of course. She had a striking look about her. But now, seeing her up close like this and being able to count the freckles on her face—eleven by the way—it was hitting home just how striking she was.
Her blue eyes were big and round and fucking beautiful, with small hues of yellow dotting through them, rimmed with thick long lashes.
I wasn’t even sure I’d ever seen that shade of blue before. It certainly didn’t shake anything up in the memory bank.
Hands down, she possessed the most gorgeous pair of eyes I’d seen in my life.
She had long, elbow-length dark-brown hair that was thick and curled at the ends.
And hidden behind the mountain of hair was a small heart-shaped face, smooth, clear skin, and a tiny dimple in her chin.
Perfect-shaped dark eyebrows that arched above those killer eyes of hers. A tiny button nose, high cheekbones, and these puffy, swollen lips.
Lips that were a natural rosy red and kind of looked like she had been sucking on an ice pop or something—which I knew she hadn’t because I’d spent the last half hour trying to keep her awake.
“Hi,” she breathed.
I blew out a relieved breath. “Hi.”
“That’s really your face?” she asked, eyes drooping, as she studied me with a vacant expression. “It’s so pretty.”
“Uh, thanks?” I offered uncomfortably, still cupping her cheeks in my hands. “It’s the only one I have.”
“I like it,” she whispered. “It’s a good face,” she added just before closing her eyes again, sagging forward.
“No, no, no,” I coaxed, jolting her roughly. “Stay with me!”
Moaning, she blinked awake again.
“Good job,” I praised with a heavy exhale. “Now stay awake.”
“Who are you?” she croaked out, depending entirely on my hands to keep her head upright.
“I’m Johnny,” I told her, biting back a smirk. “Who are you?”
