“Damn! I love you, Andrea!” I gasped at what he just uttered a few moments ago. I didn’t know if that was just out of the heat of the moment or if he really meant it. But my heart flutter and my tears slipped from both sides of my eyes. I closed my eyes as he captured my lips again. “Braxton… I wish we could just run away from everything. I don’t want to part with you…” I admitted, feeling so emotional. “I wanted that, too… but… but I have nothing to offer you, yet. I don’t want you live a miserable life because of me,” he replied, caressing my cheeks gently. He was staring at me and wiped my tears with his thumb. “For now, we need to finish school,” he continued. “Then I will have a job and give you a better life.” His every word sounded like a promise. I laughed a little that en

