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She wiped her eyes and walked back into the living room, picking up her bag. She’d ring the doctor in the morning, but right now, Leilani needed some fresh air.
She quickly got changed into a pair of black leggings and a tight white tank top, then slid on her black sweatshirt. Pulling her dark hair up into a ponytail, she then grabbed her phone and keys, then ran down the stairs.
Unsure whether she was going to drive somewhere or go for a run, Leilani opened the front door and stepped outside. It was early evening, and the temperature was cooling down fast.
Maybe you should move out.
She lay a hand on her car and shook her head. If her mom didn’t want to live, then how could she keep her alive?
She glanced back at the house, wondering if she should go back inside.
“Hey, princess.” A deep, familiar voice said behind her.
Leilani’s head shot up.
Oh, my God.
Leaning, with large muscular arms crossed, against a very expensive large silver vehicle, was Jacob Dufort.
Outside her house.
“What are you doing here?” she asked, taking a few steps toward him.
“You never messaged.” He straightened and took two steps himself, looking a little smug. So, normal Jacob.
There was still a good yard between them, and it felt like a mile after what they’d done on Friday. Yet she felt like he was a stranger.
“So you drove over here?” she replied quietly. Leilani studied him, watching his smirk fade.
He took another step.
“You look sad, princess.”
So did he. Or at least not the same cheeky Jacob she’d met in the past.
“I’m okay,” she replied. “Are you?”
“I will be if you take two more steps this way,” Jacob replied, his lip quirking.
She took one.
He smiled; this time it was genuine.
“Hi,” he said.
Leilani smiled. “Hi.”
“One more step, princess.” His words an instruction. And damn it, she complied, walking into his arms.
The warmth of his body enveloped her as she lay her head on his chest. It was everything she didn’t know she needed.
When Jacob pressed his cheek against the top of her head, she realized he needed her too.
That was a surprise.
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“WHERE ARE YOU taking me?” Leilani asked, her fingers still running over the soft leather of the seat.
