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He is a perfect gentleman, walks her to her front door, and despite Bella's protests, pulls away after giving her one sweet, hot kiss.
He pulls away neatly when she moves to deepen the kiss. Smiling, he nods toward the door. "Bet your dad's watching," he whispers. "We don't want him to think we've done this before."
"You're cute," she says, feeling shy for the first time since she can remember and he smiles and looks at his feet.
"You too."