Against the Rules

MADDIE

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My heart went on a trip hearing him say those words.

"Oh." A sound escaped me.

Just like that.

Out loud. In the open.

I'd been terrified to even think those words and he just dropped it like it was nothing.

My cheeks flamed.

But he was still standing there. Still watching me with those burning eyes.

Maybe he felt it too.