I’ve effectively boxed her in, my hands on either side of her head. Fuck, my body is on fire. What she does to me—I can’t explain it. I’ve never had anyone else make me feel this way. I’m trembling like a fifteen-year-old kid about to get his first kiss. “Stop running,” I beg. “Rachel, talk to me. What the hell is going on in your head right now? You’re freakin’ out. I know you are ‘cause I am too, and that’s okay. Let’s just…let’s freak out together, okay? And let’s use words—” “Oh, you want words? I was standing right in front of you for five freaking minutes, and you didn’t even see me!”
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