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Alex nodded, and I left to go to my room. The last thing I wanted was to see the look on their faces, once was enough. I took another hot shower and changed into some cotton shorts and a tank. The only time I ever wore revealing clothing was when I was by myself in my safe space. I threw the stupid yellow dress I bought in the farthest end of my closet and studied all day, locked in my room.
I yawned, reading the time on my phone, seeing it was almost one in the morning, and I hadn’t heard anyone come home yet. My stomach rumbled, so I set aside my textbook and got up to go to the kitchen to find something to eat. I rummaged through the upper cabinets, trying to decide what I wanted, when the door opened.
“Half-Pint, do you know where my cereal is?” I asked, stepping higher on the tips of my toes searching the back.
“Still eating Lucky Charms?”
I froze.
Dylan.
I felt him come up behind me, the smell of him muffled by the stench of a woman’s cheap perfume. My breathing hitched when the warmth of his chest pressed against my bare back, my eyes falling to his strong hand resting against the counter.
Why did he have this effect on me, still?
He reached up behind me, skimming my shoulder to grab my Lucky Charms and set it in front of my face.
He leaned in close to my ear, his breath hitting the side of my neck causing shivers to course through my entire body. He chuckled when he noticed the hair on my arms standing up.
“I didn’t know we were havin’ a slumber party, darlin’." He softly caressed along my arm where my hairs were standing at attention. “Although, I did always prefer it when you slept naked,” he groaned, igniting a tingling feeling deep within my belly.
God, I hadn’t felt that in such a long time.
The front door opened again and he moved away from me rather quickly, taking my cereal with him. I turned around and our eyes connected immediately. He bit his lower lip and looked me up and down, making me feel naked.
Damn, he looked good.
His hair was blonder than I remembered, and he had it tied up in a high bun on his head. His eyes were a soft color of honey with a glossy glare, which I assumed were the after effects of alcohol. I had never seen him with facial hair before, all sorts of blonde and brown mixed along his upper lip and along his chin. He was wearing a tight white shirt that accented his defined arms that were a lot bigger since the last time I saw him.
My boy grew up.
He was a man now, a devastatingly handsome man, in a rough and rugged kind of way.
He grinned, taking pieces of my cereal to his mouth, purposely licking his lips when he realized I was looking him over.
“Dylan!” Alex exclaimed, breaking my trancelike state.
He set down my cereal on the counter next to him and picked her up off the floor. I yearned for him to do the same to me.
After everything…
I still loved him.
I still loved him so much.
He didn’t take his eyes off of me as he held Alex in his arms. I wondered if the same thoughts were going through his mind.
“Half-Pint, look at you all grown up,” he stated as he took her in.
“You say that every time you see me,” she giggled, looking back over at me. “I see you’ve been reacquainted.”
He narrowed his eyes, waiting for me to say something.
“Hey, McGraw,” was all I managed to get out.
He flinched, pushing off the counter with my cereal in his hands, stopping when he was right in front of me. I gripped the counter, my legs suddenly feeling weak.
He cocked his head to the side, tugging on the ends of my hair. He leaned in like he was going to kiss my cheek.
