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Chapter Two. ♥

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John Luke’s Point of View:

Dad decided to have a bonfire tonight so I was out gathering wood with Grace. She was hugging her arms so I shrugged off my jacket and handed it to her, watching as she wrapped it tightly around her body. She looked up at me and wrapped her arms around my waist. We hugged for longer than we needed to, pulling away from her slightly I looked down at her.

“Grace, I’m going to kiss you. If you want me to stop, tell me,” I whispered, leaning in closer to her.

She just grabbed the back of my neck and pulled my mouth to hers. She was soft and barely pressing the kiss but it was perfect, the feel of her lips against mine was something I never thought I’d feel and it was amazing. She was so perfect that it hurt, a pain I’d be glad to bare for the rest of my life.

“John Luke, get up! We’re going shootin’ today, I’ll pull a Miss Kay and get the water bucket,” Cole shouted, jarring me out of my dream.

It was a dream! Oh my God, I was dreaming about kissing Grace. I was a pathetic mess of a person who couldn’t come to terms with the fact that I was in love with my little sister’s best friend. I just needed to shake myself a couple of times before getting up for a shower.

“Were you dreaming about Grace? I saw that goofy, lovesick smile on your lips before you lie,” Cole said, making kissing sounds as I walked past him.

I punched him as hard as I could in the shoulder before shutting the bathroom door and turning on the shower. I got undressed and stood underneath the warm water for a while, trying to sort out my thoughts. The last thing I wanted was to meet up with Grace and still be this mess of a man.

I heard talking outside and hurried to finish my shower. I used my towel to dry my hair before wrapping it around my waist. I walked out into the hallway and saw that Grace, Cole, Sadie, and Dean were all standing there talking. I was pretty much naked in front of the girl I was in love with and her brother. Awesome.

Grace’s Point of View:

Oh sweet baby Jesus, that boy had some abs. I knew I was staring but I couldn’t rip my eyes away from him. I had my bottom lip between my teeth as I followed a droplet of water down from his neck to his stomach before it disappeared underneath his towel. I had the strongest urge to follow it with my tongue… No, I needed to be sprayed with a water bottle like a dog in heat.

“I’m going to go get dressed. I’ll be right back,” he said awkwardly, running to his room and shutting the door behind him.

“That was not how I wanted to spend my morning, looking at my naked big brother,” Sadie said, leaning against the wall. “Yuck.”

I sat down next to her feet and tried to cool myself down. I knew that if I spoke my voice would be rough and breathy so I just stayed quiet. I bet my cheeks were as pink as strawberries right now, but I couldn’t seem to get unembarrassed. I wanted to follow that drop of water with my tongue! That’s not what good southern ladies think about.

“Are you okay, Grace? You look like you’re getting ready to pass out,” Dean said, sitting down next to me. “You’ve seen John Luke shirtless a million times. Why is it different now?”

So I hadn’t told my brother about my crush yet. What? Do you tell your little brothers all about your love life? If I told him about my thing for John Luke, everyone and their Grandmamma would know. That was the last thing I wanted, I don’t think I could take the rejection.