“I know you don’t need a knight to rescue you, but just let me pretend. It will make me feel a lot better to know you got home safely.” That sounded good, right? Because what I actually wanted to say was, how about I follow you around at all times and implant a tracker under your skin just in case we ever get separated? I was killing this whole taking things slow thing. Olive let out a little huff and it was the cutest fucking sound. “Fine.” Her tone didn’t give anything away, but I spotted the little smile on her lips and the pink of her cheeks. I bowed with an exaggerated flourish.
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