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He groaned loudly, finding release. He held her there, neither of them moving. His body was too heavy but she wanted it, wanted the closeness of him on her. She felt him roll off of her and onto the bed. She closed her eyes, enjoying the sensation of him still. The coolness of the air rushed in as he moved to situate himself behind her. She closed her eyes once more letting herself enjoy the feel of him there. She knew he would want to talk; she knew it was necessary. For now, though she just wanted him there.

They both stayed that way for hours, drifting in and out of sleep, often shifting to meld into the other. It was the most natural thing in the world to be there in those moments with him. Everything they had experienced had been unlike anything she had ever done, and she knew she was in deep, deeper than she should have ever allowed herself to get. She woke, the sun streaming into the room. She felt the spot where he had been last, wondering if he had disappeared in the fog of the night. She made her way into the kitchen, casually throwing on a robe as she went.

She found him there, on the phone. She moved to sit at the bar across from him, frowning. Finally, he hung up.

“Hello there sleepyhead. I was just telling my mother the good news.”

“Oh, I’m sure she is happy about that. No more annoying letters on her door.” She accepted the offered cup of coffee he had made. He was obviously good at making himself at home.

“Oh, no I didn’t even think to tell her about that.” He took a long sip of the hot brew.

She frowned, lost. “What are you talking about then, what did you tell her?”

“Oh, I was telling her that she won. I give up I will finally get married and give her grandchildren.” He went on to sipping his coffee.

“What!?” She was locked in place, unable to move.

“Oh well, yes, I guess I should have asked you first, but given the night we had….”

She was still frozen. “I don’t understand?”

He gave an exaggerated sigh. “Truth is Jessie I lied to you. Now before you get crazy on me, I didn’t know it was a lie at the time. I told you I wanted you, wanted you to come have fun with me, let go and all that. Well the fact of the matter is I am in love with you Jessie Sinclair, there is no other way to explain it… What we have, I’ve never felt before and I won’t give you up, no matter what. I know your stubborn, but I would really just love a yes to my proposal. I mean I’ll work for it if you really want me too, but just so you know, I will win.” He gave her a rakish grin.

“Proposal.” She choked out.

“Oh yes, that.” He stood managing to pull the small box out as he went. “I had this, it was my mothers. I told her I had some deep feelings about you and she gave it to me. She wore it every day of my life, it was her ring with my father. She is at peace about it, and wanted me to give it to you. See Jessie I was planning to come tell you I lied, long before we ever made love. Knew I felt something more, much more before now. I was just a coward. You worry about being Messy Jessie the rest of your life but me, well I like you the way you are right now more than any other time. No makeup, hair down and smiling like that at me.”

He opened the box, the clear diamond shining. “Jessie, will you marry me, and be happy with me the rest of your life?”

She let the tears spill down her face as her heart exploded in joy. “Yes, yes.” She felt him pick her up, spinning her around.

“We will have to work on the living arrangements though. I love the view, but no way am I living in the city sweetheart.”

She giggled. “I think we can work something out.” She tipped her head up, welcoming his kiss once more.



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Jackson’s Secret





By: Laura Jane





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CHAPTER ONE



The examination table was uncomfortable and Leila shifted crunching the long white paper underneath her, but she felt very exposed in the paper top they gave her to wear for the ultrasound. It was the first one since the pregnancy was confirmed the day of the incident on the stairs. Jackson sat on a stool reaching for her hand as they waited for the nurse tech to conduct the sonogram, afterwards the OBGYN would come in and explain what they found during the exam. She was worried about the long term effects her fainting would have on the baby. Three whole days she'd been asleep. Leila still could not believe it, but Jackson told relayed to her how scary it had been watching her unconscious with Caitlyn. My parents had come and gone as they could but he never left my side. It would be more impressive if he actually cared about his missed classes.