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Chapter 9
Jenna’s P.O.V. in 2010
“I’ve seen him around in school.” I nodded in response because I had. I just didn’t get the goosebumps and fluttering butterflies in my stomach like I would get from Adam.
“He’s an asshole though. He has his whole life figured out for him already.” Adam told me, a bit of anger in his voice as he spoke about his younger brother.
“While I don’t even know what to do with my life. I mean, if I don’t get a scholarship to play rugby somewhere, I wouldn’t know what to do with my life, honestly. I mean, my backup plan is to join the army, but my mom doesn’t want to hear about any of that. But I mean… you know moms.” He laughed, to which I pressed my lips into a thin line.
No… I don’t
I don’t know ‘moms’
Mine left me at the front door of my uncle’s house
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“So… you do the school’s library, and then you’re gone again?” He asked me, looking back up into my eyes, taking my breath away with the intensity in his dark eyes.“I don’t know yet,” I admitted as I shook my head, seeing Adam swallow as his Adam’s apple bobbed. God… I wanted to lick up his throat.No!Stop it, Jenna,Bad Jenna!“Do you still play rugby these days?” I asked him, trying to steer clear of the subject of my future or my thoughts of licking him. Adam instead shook his head, pressing his lips into a thin line.“Nah, I coach the team now,” He answered me, making me smile.“You were always a good leader,” I told him, seeing his eyebrows rise up playfully.“So you do remember me from back in High school?” He asked me, sounding flattered by that knowledge.“
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I felt how Adam seemed to hesitate for a moment before he spoke again, his voice sounding gentle this time.“About our failed coffee date, I hope I didn’t make you uncomfortable then.” And I sighed as I did turn around to face him again.what the hell does this man want from me?“Adam, we work together now, and I don’t want anything to jeopardize this project or our professional relationship.” I told him because telling him to ‘fuck off’ surely didn’t sound as professional.“I understand, but I still need to apologize to you for the way I acted,” Adam spoke, his expression sincere, even though I also spotted something else in his dark eyes. As if somehow, he was taking on a challenge for himself. But instead of thinking about it, I simply nodded and decided to drop it and just move on.“Apology accepted. That’s what I do, remember, I push myself bac
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