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Josie
I loved Dean and valued his friendship more than anything, but the last thing I wanted to do was walk out of that house and away from Alex and Hannah. The little girl had wormed her way into my heart a long time ago, but apparently her father had managed to find a prime place to tuck himself away deep inside my chest, too.
Dean meant well, and I sensed that he had a bit of a crush on me. My mind knew it would be smart to try to grow and intensify the low-heat glimmer of attraction I felt towards my friend, but my heart and soul ached to explore the searing flash of white-hot passion that surged through my veins when Alex was nearby.
The simplest brush of Alex’s arm against mine sent delightful tingles along my overheated skin, raising chill bumps in its wake. When he had let d
