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“It’s fine Mason,” I told him calmly. I walked past him to where Amber’s top was lying on the floor, reaching down I picked it up and threw it at her. “I think you need to leave Amber. Mason has made it very clear he doesn’t want you here.”
“He’s lying, we’ve been in bed together all afternoon, he text me asking me to come over, said his English girlfriend wasn’t giving him what he needed.” She smirked at me.
“That’s not true!” Mason exclaimed.
I turned to Mason and gave him a reassuring smile, before turning back to Amber, my face like thunder. “I don’t believe you, Amber. Unfortunately for you, I trust Mason, plus I heard most of your conversation before I came in. Like Mason says, have a bit of self-respect and stop throwing yourself at a man who clearly isn’t interested. Now get out!” I managed to stay calm until the end of my speech before I screamed at her to get out. I saw her eyes widen and she took a small step back from me. She quickly pulled her top on and picked up her bag.
“Just you wait and see, he’ll be interested soon enough.” She muttered to herself as she strutted past me, running her fingers across Mason’s chest as she passed him.
Mason grabbed her hand and pushed it away before guiding her forcefully through the door, slamming it shut behind her.
Mason came to stand in front of me. “Are you okay baby? You’re shaking.” He reached for me, pulling me into his chest. I went willingly into his arms, inhaling his familiar scent.
After a while, I moved my head to look up at him. “I really hate her Mason; why won’t she leave you alone?”
“I wish I knew sweetheart.” He said with a sigh. “She won’t win though Lib; I won’t let her come between us.” He bent his head and kissed me, before he could deepen the kiss I pulled back.
“Was it Amber that text you earlier, at the lake?” I whispered, dropping my eyes from his. He lifted my chin with his fingers until I was forced to look at him.
“No baby, it was Brody. He text to tell me that Amber was on the ranch and that she was looking for me.”
“Why didn’t you tell me?”
Mason took a long, slow breath in before exhaling quickly. “I didn’t want you to be upset. I wanted to get rid of her as soon as possible and not have to worry you. I’m sorry Lib.”
“So, has she been here with you all afternoon? I thought you said she only knocked on the door five minutes ago?” I asked him, confused.
“When I left you at the lake, she was waiting here for me. I made her leave, I thought that would be the end of it. She was only here for a few minutes, I never thought she’d come back.” He hesitated. “You do believe me don’t you Libby? None of what she said was true.”
“I know Mason; I do believe you. She’s not going to go away, though, is she? She seems pretty determined to get you back.” I bit down on my bottom lip, feeling self-conscious.
“I was never with her; I was never hers to try and get back. It was never like that with us. I meant what I said earlier, I won’t let her come between us. You mean too much to me.”
“What are we even doing Mason? I’m going to be back in England in a few weeks, what’s going to happen then. It’s not like we can carry on seeing each other, how would that even work?” I removed myself from his arms and took a step back.
“Don’t Lib.” He reached for me, but I took another step back. “I don’t have all the answers but please don’t push me away because you’re afraid.” His eyes were pleading with me to listen to him.
I shut my eyes and sighed. “I am afraid Mason, I’m afraid that I’m falling in love with you, and that I’ll be going home with my heart in a worse state than it was when I came here.” I opened my eyes to see his face breaking out into a breath-taking smile. I gasped when the realisation of what I’d just admitted to him hit me. He moved towards me, taking my hands in his before I had a chance to stop him.
“You’re falling in love with me?” He asked, his eyes dancing with excitement.
“No! No, I just…I just meant that I could see myself falling in love with you. I’m not in love with you now.” I rushed out, looking at the ground. “That would be madness, we’ve only known each other just over a week.” I couldn’t believe I’d blurted out that I was falling in love with him, it was too fast, too soon!
“I’m not falling in love with you either.” I heard him say, my stomach sinking with his admission. He reached for my chin again, lifting it until I was looking at him. “I’m not falling in love with you because I’ve already fallen baby, head over heels. It might be fast, and as you say, madness, but I love you, Libby.”
I stared at him with wide eyes, he couldn’t love me, could he? “I don’t know what to say Mason, this is crazy.” I couldn’t tell him I loved him too, not yet. I was too afraid to say it out loud. It somehow made it more real to voice it, and while I felt it, I wasn’t ready to admit it yet.
“You don’t have to say anything sweetheart, I know you’re scared of getting hurt. I don’t know what the future holds and how we can be together when you’re on the other side of the world, but what I do know is that I love you and we will work through whatever is thrown at us. Please don’t push me away.”
He made it sound like we could overcome anything, even the 5,000 miles that could soon separate us, maybe, just maybe he was right, and I should take that chance. “Okay,” I whispered.
He smiled, his whole face lighting up again. “Just promise me that you’ll talk to me if you get freaked out or worried about anything.”
“I will, but the same goes for you with Amber, I want to know if she comes around again, even if you think it might upset me.”
“Okay, sweetheart.” He guided me towards him, capturing my lips with his. His tongue brushed my bottom lip, and I opened my mouth for him, as he deepened the kiss I heard him moan into my mouth. After a few minutes, he broke the kiss, resting his forehead on mine. “I need to stop sweetheart or we’ll never make it out tonight. You still want to go and watch the sunset, don’t you?” He asked me, looking a little unsure.
“Of course, if we haven’t missed it.” He took my hand and guided me outside. Walking hand in hand to the truck, he led me to the passenger side, opening the door for me, he helped me climb in.
