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her. He didn't even deserve to look at her much less call her his. "Can I ask you a question?" She looked over at me and nodded her head. "Why didn't you go home with Chris?"
    "He…um…he said dinner was family only and, well, I'm not family." She looked down into her lap and I thought I saw her wipe away a tear. She didn't deserve the way he treated her.
    "Well, this weekend you're part of my family." She looked at me and gave me a smile, but I could tell she was still unsure of everything. We left her bags in the car and she just grabbed a change of clothes for tomorrow. I ordered Chinese food when we left her dorm so it should be here any minute. I told Maddy to put her stuff in the bedroom. I'd sleep on the couch tonight. I'd love to sleep next to her, but I think I pushed her enough today. The food came while Maddy was in the bathroom. I made us plates and brought them into the living room. She came out in a T-shirt and sweatpants. God, she looked beautiful in everything.
    "Thank you for dinner, and everything else. You really didn't need to do everything you are for me, but I appreciate it."
    I hated that she always felt so negative about herself. She had no idea how amazing she was. "I wanted to, Maddy. Please don't feel like you're a burden. Let's watch a movie. I'll even let you pick."
    She looked up at me through her lashes. "Anything?"
    She didn't know it, but I'd give her anything she ever asked for. "Just name it."
    We cleaned up the dinner mess and I went to go get changed before we started the movie. When I walked back into the living room, Maddy was curled up on the couch. I loved seeing her so comfortable in my house.
    She looked up when she heard me come in and smiled. Usually I just slept in boxers, but I knew that would make her uncomfortable. I had on sweatpants and a sleeveless shirt. I saw her looking me up and down. When her eyes met mine, she started to blush. She knew I'd caught her looking, and I loved it. I knew she wanted to be with me, she just wasn't ready yet.
    I looked at the TV and saw she had picked "A Walk To Remember." Normally, I'd groan about having to watch a chick flick, but I didn't care what she'd picked. I just wanted to watch it with her. "Why did you pick this one?"
    "I read the book in high school and always wanted to see it. I just never got to. If you don't want to watch it, though, we could pick something else."
    She was so damn cute. "This is fine. I've never seen it, either." I only had a loveseat because it was usually just me, so we were sitting pretty close. By the end of the movie, Maddy was snuggled up against me and crying. As much as I tried to fight it, I had let a couple tears escape too.
    When did I turn into such a little girl? Truthfully, I think it was because Carter and Jamie were similar to Maddy and me. At first, they fought what they felt for each other, but when they finally got together, it was amazing. When the credits started running, Maddy looked up at me and smiled. She saw me crying. This was just great.
    I lifted my hand and wiped the tears from her eyes. She turned her head and kissed my palm, and all my control went out the window. I lowered my head and kissed her lips. Every time I kissed her was better than the last. I was about to pull away when she sat up and straddled me. She ran her fingers through my hair and deepened the kiss, slipping her tongue into my mouth.
    I wrapped my arms around her and held her so tight. If I could crawl inside of her, I would. I gripped her hips. I knew she could feel how hard I was. I lifted my hips and she jumped up and off the couch.
    FUCK! I'm such a stupid idiot! I pushed her too far. I looked up and expected to see anger in her eyes, but what I saw was fear. Why was she scared? I knew this had something to do with Chris. That motherfucker was hurting her.
    "Maddy, I'm so sorry! I got carried away! I just-"
    "I'm not one of your whores, Carter!"
    What was she talking about? I hadn't been with anyone since I