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He held me close enough to listen to his heart beating, and for the first time in a long time, I felt safe. I felt like this man could be the one to pull me back from the edge and show me how to love again.
    We stayed that way and didn’t talk until he pulled into my driveway. I went to open my door and get out, but he held me there. He placed his hand on my face and looked directly into my eyes. His whole face was pleading.
    “I will call you later today. Please don’t doubt me, darlin. I don’t make promises I can’t keep. I have no intention of hurting you. Will every second be easy and perfect? No. But it will be worth it. Just let yourself have a little bit of faith in me.”
    He leaned in and pressed his lips to mine. His kiss was full of meaning and longing, and I kissed him back with just as much want. We broke apart, but we both hesitated.
    “I’m going to try my best. Bu you have to be patient with me. I’ll talk to you soon, Austin. Thanks again for last night.”
    I gave him a quick kiss and got out. When I got onto the porch, I turned around and gave him a quick wave. He waved back, and he didn’t pull out of the driveway until I was safely inside.
    I set my purse down but took my phone out. I realized that I had turned it off the night before, and my sister was probably sending out a search party. There were five texts from her when the phone finally came back on, ranging from teasing to worry. I quickly dialed her number.
    “I was just about to file a missing person’s report! Why haven’t you answered me?”
    “I was a little preoccupied. I turned my phone off so I wouldn’t have any distractions. I’m sorry.”
    “Well, at least you got laid! I’m guessing that’s what you mean, anyway. How was it? Did you climb that hot piece of ass like a tree? Was he good? Did he go down on you? Where did you stay? Was he nice to you?”
    “Jesus, Erin, calm down. We had sex. I stayed at his house. It was amazing. He took me out dancing last night and to breakfast this morning. He is a true gentleman, and I had a great time. I have no idea where it is going from here, if that is what you are about to ask.”
    “Well, I have a million questions, but it sounds like you don’t want to answer them right now. I will grill you again later. I’m happy just knowing that he didn’t kill you and dump your body out in the middle of nowhere. Love you!”
    She hung up before I could get another word in. She was insane sometimes but I loved her.
    I checked my phone for more messages, but all I had was a missed call from a number I didn’t recognize. I figured it must have been a wrong number. I headed up to my room and lay down in my bed. My mind was full of everything that had happened in the last 24 hours. I closed my eyes and let myself think and drift off to sleep. I was woken up by the sound of my phone ringing. It was the same number that I had missed the call from earlier. I reached over in my half asleep state to answer it.
    “Hello?” There was no answer. “Hello? Is anyone there?” There was still no answer.
    After trying a couple more times, I hung up. Either someone was trying to prank me or it was a wrong number. I put the phone back on the nightstand and went back to sleep.
    When I woke up again, it was 4:00 in the afternoon. I had slept half the day away. I figured the crying from the day before and all of the sex had taken its toll on me. Luckily it was Saturday and I didn’t have any plans. I looked at my phone again and found a text from Austin.
    Hey darlin. I hope your day is going good. Is it wrong for me to say that I miss you? I came home and found that my bed smelled like you. My truck smells like you, too. Did I tell you before I left that you are so beautiful, and I’m so happy you’re in my life. I’m thinking about you…every second…
    Wow, he was good. I was smiling like crazy, and I read it about five times. I got up and finally decided to change my clothes. I put on a pair