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which brought him back to reality. He grabbed her hands. "Not yet, Lily. We hardly know anything about each other."
    "You don't want me?" She pouted.
    "We don't even have any protection. Lily, we need to be smart about this."
    The idea of being pregnant brought her down. "You're right. I'm sorry. I don't know what I was thinking."
    Jake took her hand. "I want to learn all about you. What are you afraid of? What's your favorite food? Your favorite childhood memory? I want to know everything that makes you the person you are."
    "Really? No guy has ever wanted to know anything about me. They're just attracted to me sexually." 
    "Believe me. I'm attracted to you sexually. I've never wanted anyone so bad in my life. And I've been around for a long time." He gave her a crooked grin. 
    They stayed up for hours talking. Lily had never felt so accepted by anyone. When she was with Jake, she actually felt strangely normal. 

Chapter Nine
     
     
     
    In the morning, Lily took a shower. The long day of traveling made her feel gross. Jake pretended to be asleep, but he was peeking at her. She walked out and dropped her towel. Jake gasped. 
    She quickly grabbed the towel and covered herself. "I'm sorry. I thought you were sleeping."
    "Lily, you are perfection." He could picture making love to her and chastised himself for stopping her the night before.
    Her body flushed under his stare. She grabbed her clothes and ran to the bathroom slamming the door shut. Lily laid her head against the door and touched her necklace. Even that wasn't calming her down. Maybe she should leave him. She wasn't going to be able to control herself around him, and it was scaring the hell out of her. When she looked at him, all she thought about was making love to him. Her hormones were in overdrive. 
    Unfortunately, she couldn't stay in the bathroom forever. Taking a deep breath, she finally walked out, and told him to take a shower so they could get out of there. Lily walked around the room. The walls felt like they were closing in. She peeked outside. The sky was dark grey and overcast, like an impending storm was coming.
         They decided to get another car. Lily was concerned about how easy it was getting for her to use the compulsion. "I think we should call my mom and check in."
         “Okay, let’s stop at a store and get a throw away phone. We should have enough money for a cheap one. Once we get to my cabin we'll have plenty of money."
         "You have a cabin?" Lily snapped her head in his direction. 
          "Yes, we should make it there today if we don't stop too much." Jake laughed. "You look surprised. I've got a few properties spread around the world. I can't stay anywhere for too long or people will notice I don't age."
         "I guess that makes sense." Lily realized there was a lot about Jake she didn't know either. 
         At the store, Jake grabbed a few things for the trip while Lily ran to the restroom. When he was getting ready to pay, he noticed protection on the counter and threw it in with the supplies. He knew there was no way he could keep denying her.
         Lily asked to drive. She was hoping it would keep her mind off wanting to tear Jake’s clothes off.  She glanced over and smiled. He was trying to get the phone out of the package. "Thank you for coming with me."
         "There is no where else I would rather be. Maybe your mother will have some good news."
         "I doubt it, but I'm sure my parents are worried." Lily hesitated and then added. "It must be hard for you, not having any family?"
         Jake shrugged. "I've gotten used to it. It does get lonely at times."
         "Well, you have me now." Lily gave him one of her dazzling smiles that stopped his heart. 
         Jake gave her directions, and she drove for a while. They passed fields, farms, and soon got to a more mountainous region. There was a dusting of snow on the grass as the elevation grew. 
    Lily’s stomach rumbled as lunch