Chapter Twenty Eight

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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