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“Yes. But you already know that.”

“I still like hearing you say it.” He kisses me and the feel of his soft lips and warm breath gets me all tingly inside.

“I’m not sleepy yet. I think I need to do something that’ll help me relax.” My hand wanders under the sheet and down his abs.

“I can help you relax.” He turns on his side and eases me down on my back.

“I didn’t even tell you what I wanted,” I say, running my fingers through his hair.

“I know what you want.” His hand slides down my stomach, slipping under my panties. He kisses the area just under my ear and I hear him softly talking. “I know exactly what you want. And exactly what to do to drive you crazy.”

His lips meet up with mine again and he proceeds to do those things and more.

CHAPTEREIGHTEEN

The next fewdays I keep myself busy so I don’t have time to let my mind wander to thoughts of those men taking Garret. Well, my mind goes there, but I keep pushing the thoughts away and focusing on the wedding.

It’s Tuesday now and Harper and I have spent the day going over all the final details. She’s keeping my dress at her place and even though I tried it on last week and the week before, she made me try it on again today to make sure it still fits perfectly.

Harper’s doing my hair for the wedding and she wants that to be perfect, too, so she’s been practicing on me. This is now the third time.

“This isn’t necessary,” I tell her as she pins my hair in place. She has it pulled back and arranged in a loose knot at the nape of my neck. It’s kind of the same way she did my hair last fall when I went to the fundraiser at Garret’s house. I loved how she did my hair that night so I asked her to do a similar style for the wedding.

“I have to get it right, Jade. I don’t want to have to worry about it on your wedding day.”

“It’s fine like you have it. The wind will blow it all around anyway.”

She takes a bobby pin from between her lips. “Not if I pin it right.” She tucks the pin in place, then stands back. “That’ll work. I have 10 pins in there. Your hair won’t move.”

She hands me a small mirror and takes me over to the big mirror to inspect her work. As usual, she did an awesome job. She has nothing to worry about.

“It looks great, Harper.” I give her back the mirror. “So that’s done. What else do we need to do?”

“You finished your vows, right?” She quickly takes the pins out and my hair falls back down around my shoulders.

“I finished them last week. They’re probably not very good but I tried.” I take the elastic from my wrist and put my hair up in a ponytail. “So what’s Garret planning for the wedding night?”

“What do you mean?” She feigns confusion but I know her way too well.

“He’s got some secret plan and I know he told you what it is.” I look her in the eye. “So what is it?”

“I don’t know, Jade. Really.”

I roll my eyes. “You are such a bad liar. I thought you took acting classes.”

“I did,” she says defensively. “And Iama good actress. But for some reason I have a hard time lying to you.”

“So tell me what he’s planning.”

She smiles. “I said I have a hard time lying. Not a hard time keeping secrets.”

“He didn’t plan some big trip, did he? Because I asked him not to like a thousand times.”

“It’s not a trip. Although I don’t know why you won’t go on a trip with him. That’s what people do, Jade. They go on trips for their honeymoon.”

“Yes, but you know we can’t travel so soon after the reality show thing. We don’t want photographers following us around.”

“Yeah, I guess.” She starts going through her closet, pulling out dresses. We’re in her room and she has to meet her parents for dinner later. “What do you think of this one?” She holds up a short, green sundress.

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