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Beck's POV

I stood outside her bathroom door until I heard the shower turn on. Then I sat back down on her bed and waited some more. I just couldn't bring myself to leave; not if we'd left things like this.

About twenty minutes later, I heard the water turn off and braced myself for her voice at high decibels. The door unclicked and opened slowly as I sat up straight. She walked out with her hair in a towel wearing loose navy blue pajama shorts and a black tank top.

When she saw me she rolled her eyes, and that was the moment I knew she was the one. No makeup, no fancy dress, nothing but her pure attitude and I knew I was going to be hooked on this girl my whole life.

"I thought I told you to leave." She scowled and took the towel off her head, freeing her damp black hair.

"I know, but—,"

"Was I not clear? Or are you just that dense?" she spewed at me while she started towel drying her hair.

"No, I heard what you said…but I don't wanna go," she rolled her eyes and shook her head. "And…I don't think you want me to leave either."

I knew I was going way out on a limb with this assumption, but I knew she couldn't fake a connection like ours. And she couldn't keep denying it either.

"And you got that from me telling you to go and shutting the door in your face." She summed it up, making me look like an idiot.

"Fine," I stood up and grabbed my backpack off the floor. "I'll go." I made it all the way to the door before she called me back.

"Wait." I turned and looked to see her standing at the foot of her bed with her arms crossed. "Stay." She said, barely audible.

I threw my bag on the flood and walked back to stand in front of her. She was looking around the room, annoyed, when I slid my hands around her hips.

"I'm sorry." I spoke to her not entirely sure she was listening. She sighed deeply and brought her hands to rest on my chest.

"You can't keep doing that, okay?" She whispered, looking down.

"Doing what?"

"Saying things, mean things that make me feel like shit…then apologizing like its nothing. I get enough of that from everyone else in my life…and one of these days I might not believe you're actually sorry."

"Jade," I put a hand on her cheek to make her look at me. "I am so incredibly sorry I ever made you feel like you were anything but amazing. I just…I don't know I get crazy when I think of you with him."

She pulled away from me to sit on her bed.

"If it makes you crazy, we shouldn't talk about it." I moved to sit down alongside her. I didn't know how to explain this to her. She probably never cared when I was with Ally, but it killed me to see Kris just drive her to school. The thought alone of him kissing her sickens me.

"I know…it's just. Ugh. When I think of him putting his hands all over your body…I" she put her hand over mine, making me realize I had my fists clenched. I relaxed at her touch and held her soft hand.

"I don't wanna talk about that okay?" she looked at me with serene expression. "I just wanna be here…with you. Nothing else." I nodded and she smiled flawlessly.

She crawled across the bed to put her legs under the covers. I followed her lead and sat leaning against the headboard. She pulled out a brush and started weaving it through her hair slowly. I was utterly mesmerized by this sight, trying to memorize it in my mind.

"Can I do that?" I asked quietly. She looked at me as if to ask if I was serious, and when I nodded, she smiled and handed me the brush. She turned her body slightly so her back was facing me and sat still.

I started from the bottom of her dark locks like I'd seen my mom do with Hannah, and pulled the comb through her hair gently. The scent of her shampoo intoxicated me as I continued to work my way up.

Her hair seemed so much longer when it wasn't curled and so dark when it was wet. I finger combed her hair over her left shoulder and leaned forward to the right to kiss the valley of her collarbone.

She tilted her head to the left at the contact and inhaled deeply. As I kissed her shoulder, neck, and cheek, she seemed to breathe easier. She leaned back against me and I wrapped my arms around her as we laid down.

Before long, she was sleeping soundlessly. I watched her body move up and down as she breathed, the sight soothing me into sleep.