Jaxon stood me up.
 I couldn't decide if I was happy or disappointed and Kody didn't give me much time to dwell on it. From the minute he'd walked inconspicuously through the door he'd monopolized all of my attention.
 When all of our friends went home, he stayed to help me clean up. And to keep my emotions on the fritz.
 He rinsed dishes at the sink as I swept all of the chips off of my floor. I thought it would be awkward, but it actually felt pretty natural and that had me worried.
 I knew I was being a pussy by pushing him away, but I needed to protect myself. I'd been in love before and it turned me into an idiot, I never wanted to give a ma

I woke up to someone knocking on my door. The room was slightly dark, indicating that it was early in the morning.
 I moved to reach for my phone, freezing when the movement had Kody shifting in my bed. I held my breath as my thoughts raced back to last night.
 His arm was draped over his face covering everything except his mouth. I quickly shifted my eyes before my judgement clouded.
 Feeling awkward I rose from the bed, pulling on a robe before snatching the door open.
 I had been expecting Sin or Jamie. Everyone had left their keys at my house yesterday since they were so obviously drunk.

Kody tailed me for the rest of the week. Basically everywhere I went, he went. We went shopping, to the nail salon, out to eat, and to doctors appointments.
 The crazy thing was...it wasn't that bad.
 It was nice to have somebody to talk to and laugh with all the time. He kept me entertained in situations that would normally be boring for me. And I was an adult with a healthy sex life so the quick lustful looks he sent my way occasionally, didn't hurt.
 It was just the reasoning behind his actions that annoyed me.
 "Maybe you should ask for some space." Macy said as she fluffed the pillows around my brand new sofa.
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Jaxon stood me up.
 I couldn't decide if I was happy or disappointed and Kody didn't give me much time to dwell on it. From the minute he'd walked inconspicuously through the door he'd monopolized all of my attention.
 When all of our friends went home, he stayed to help me clean up. And to keep my emotions on the fritz.
 He rinsed dishes at the sink as I swept all of the chips off of my floor. I thought it would be awkward, but it actually felt pretty natural and that had me worried.
 I knew I was being a pussy by pushing him away, but I needed to protect myself. I'd been in love before and it turned me into an idiot, I never wanted to give a man that kind of power over me again.
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Chapter Twenty Eight