Ch 45
Madeline POV
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“I had just started my senior year at school.
It was an all-girls school.
Yet, all we spoke was about boys.
All my friends used to come to me and talk about the guys they met.
They went out with…
The one crushed on
While I was a simple, shy girl who had never been kissed or even held someone's hand”
My voice cracks, as I look back at the past.
But he grabs my wrist, as he places it on his thigh.
His thumb holding mine as he presses them together.
A sense of belonging…
He does this so well, doesn't he.
Looking at him, I continue…
Because this isn't the hardest part.
“My parents were old schooled.
My dad didn't want me to date anyone.
But would often leave me alone with his partner's children.
Who would flirt with me and try to touch me.
And
