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ter of the room, his hand

len everyone's attention as thei

pretty sure if not for Jarred's arm, my legs would ha

ping me in a vice-like grip against me. His warm breath fans my

not the time to be

a distance looks somewhat loving. "For someone that has

us to the beat of the music. "I'm an Arc

g in the far end corner of the room with a glass of champagne in hand and Maria nowhere in sight. I have a

ze with an arched brow, clearly mocking me or, for better words, goading

return to Jarred. "I have a

back to him, his mouth lying a bit too close to my ear

othing short of a scam... then again, it's

ember what he

breath. "He's just blu

m once more, my hands now resting on his chest. "Besides

to become a b

yance and confusion. "We are in this together, mis

ng, and we remain in silence

detaches himself from me, and once ag

huffle off the dance floor. The server hands the microphone to Jarred, leaving me a bit confused as neither Chantal

As I had said earlier tonight, this lovely woman here," he says, raising our intertwined hands together to the cro

ords, hoping that he can see

by the end of the month? T

smiles, even though I know that the female

k you all for coming, and I do hope

the server and drags me off the d

are going to hang around for a couple of minutes, then quietly

thing I say as I enter the car that is

ord 'we' but remains silent a

from the hotel becomes di

, trying to get

his right hand to press a button, bringing down the partition between us and the

't real

uch," he says,

yes narrowin

ve of th

ou! I was trying

yourself as the ultimate s

our mail-order bride ditched you because you have as

technica

ot at the moment. So I'm going to

black hair and smirks, the resolve I had s

some boundaries, shall we? You and I are nothing but

the start of a beautiful friends

re putting on a show, so..." He says, moving towards me, his palm reaching up to cup my neck and his f

ly every touch...." His fingers tracing the seam of my lips,

ut some distance between him and me, but I don't.... something in me wants this. "Ever

d to stop,' my subcon

t heaving. I stare at Jarred, trying to see if he was as affected as I was, but he is th

bast

that again," I say, my wor

ing I won't do to get what's rightfully mine,

ur stance regarding kids?"

first few years of marriage, so I'm guessing the sooner we

e consummating

t if that's what you wish for, then I guess I will have to oblige,"

ween the sheets was a mental image that

are going to be a father to

to hold all rights to the child

nderstand the struggle of not having ample parental influence, and

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that I don't want is for my child to grow up without ei

He says to me sarcastically. He keeps mute for a few seconds then resp

eve we have