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“Where are we going?” I asked Jack.
It’d been two days since my music room kiss with Creeper, and I’d kissed him again since then. Just earlier today actually, when he’d come in my room after lunch to see if I wanted to practice the flute after class with him again.
As if he needed to ask.
Somehow, he’d ended up on my bed, kissing me and sliding his hands under my shirt and up my back. He didn’t stray around to my breasts, which I was a little bummed about actually.
After some good making out, he’d bailed, clearly needing to put distance between us before it escalated.
I’d then headed out to my training classes and then the music room for a while, where he stole another kiss for a moment before focusing on the piano.
Practicing flute had been hard, and when Jack came to whisk me away, I was happy to not have to force myself to try to focus on the instrument.
Now we were heading out into the garden after dinner, and the cool night air brushed my skin and made it prickle.
“I wanted to do a dinner with you, but it’s kind of hard when there’s group dinner all the time,” he sighed as he entwined his fingers in mine.
I smiled as we walked hand in hand through the gardens, and I took in the quiet serenity of it, the only sound the soft breeze and insects chirping.
The moon was almost full, and it doused the gardens in a magical moonlight, revealing our path.
I was completely comfortable with him, and I leaned into his side until he wrapped an arm around me.
He’d dressed up a little tonight, wearing a formal navy shirt and his good jeans. I’d come to learn he had a pair for special occasions.
So what was the occasion?
“Lily, are you happy?” he asked softly, breaking the comfortable silence we were walking in. We were wandering deeper into the gardens, already having passed the fountain that I’d had a picnic with Bug at.
“Yes,” I said, turning to frown at him. “Why do you ask?”
“Just wondering. You seem happier than before the Academy. You seem happy when you’re around us too,” he said, chewing his lip nervously, his sweet face illuminated by the moonlight. His dark hair and dark eyes made him look paler than usual, but he looked stunning right now, like he was carved from marble, a pure masterpiece to admire.
“You guys make me happy,” I murmured.
“We care for you, Lily. A lot. You mean everything to us,” he said as he turned me down a path through some tall hedges and an archway.
“Thanks, I care about you guys a lot too,” I said rather awkwardly, my heart skipping a beat.
Where was this going?
Where were we going?
I glanced around me as we stepped into a small area with a white wooden gazebo.
“You make me feel alive, Lily. Being with you, it gives me purpose and life, seeing you smile brings me joy like nothing else, and watching you learn how to manipulate your hellfire and kick ass in combat training, it makes me beyond proud and overjoyed,” he said as we came to a standstill before the gazebo.
Two candles were lit, perched on each side of the wooden railings that blocked off the gazebo on each side.
My breath caught at the sight of rose petals strewn everywhere, including over the railings and the surrounding grass.
I focused on Jack, holding my breath as he smiled down at me tenderly.
“You are my everything, Lily. I love you,” he murmured as he ducked down to capture my lips with his.
My heart burst at the declaration, and I melted into his soft, sweet kiss, clinging to his shirt as his mouth moved against mine.
