Chapter 10 Me …… [ ] Even after being together for so long , he was silll math a .

T After a long g silence , I nestled against him and changed the subject : || So you recognized me the first time you saw BATT Chase looked down and stroked my hair Yes .

Is that why you liked ine ? Because of childhood memories ? || He objected !! No , Lily ||| With you , I had both childhood connection and love at first sight .

The speakers in the living room were room were still playing musse After all these years , youre still the one ] After all these years , youre still the one ] 1 slipped my fingers under Chases shirt , resting them on his abdomen .

] He drew a sharp breath and grabbed my wrist ] Lowering his head , he captured my lips .

The kiss grew increasingly un Until my arms encircled his neck He stood carrying me to the bed .

My wrists pinned above my head .

His kisses moved downward , from my neck to my collarbone , continuing lower Has ragged breathing occasionally mixed with deep , masculine sounds .

My body melted uncontrollably 1 struggled to remove my hearing aid my last act of defiance [ ] He leaned close to my right ear and chuckled softly , seemingly seeing through my intention Then he shamelessly let hits groans and heavy breathing pour directly into my ear ] ] Fen though only rear could hear , the sounds in this roops still feli much too The night was just beginning .

After graduation , Chase and I got married || Ketarning from our honeymoon , we found that my parents had bought a suburban townhouse for their retirement [ ] Worried that the moving company might damage some old belongings , they insisted on moving things themselves || Mams cardboard boot broke open in from momoure and age , spilling everything onto the ground I stepped forward and saw these were all my high school books .

|| My finger landed on a leather bound yearbook Somehow drawn to a 1 fipped through a few pages ! Dach page contained well wishes from my Lincoln High classmates .

] ] Below were their hopes for themselves ! My finger unjjord no the last pipe ||| At the time , everyone had been passing around yeachooks to sign ] I was to busy writing messages and contact information for other classmates that hadnt looked through the pages one by one was my first time secing Chases page || His handwriting , like the man himself , was bold andt diuinctive || Name : Chase Bright : 02 || Address : Unknown | His message to me was hoping id get into Harvard , In the My Wish sec

tion at the very bottom , hed written just two words