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eyes and wished silently inside her head.
    “Granted,” he whispered, as he bent
his head and brushed his lips across hers. Then he lifted his head, giving her
a chance to escape if she wanted.
    She didn’t want to. She didn’t move;
just continued to look at him, waiting.
    “God, Ellie,” he groaned. “You have
no idea what you do to me.” He put his arms around her and bent his head again.
She opened her mouth and he kissed her deeply.
    She felt like she had been waiting
forever for his kiss. All those weeks of flirting and games, all leading to
this one moment.
    Her heart beat wildly, her brain
turned to mush and every bone in her body was yearning to get even closer to
him.
    His hands snaked under her jumper
and explored the bare flesh it found there. She murmured in pleasure and her
own hands sought out the belt of his jeans. She began to tug it open, still
kissing him passionately. She wanted, needed, more. Abruptly Nate pushed away
from her.
    “No, love,” he said gently. “Not
like this; not for you and me.”
    Ellie was completely lost. Dazed by
lust and confused by emotion. Didn’t he want her? Wasn’t he trying to seduce
her? Had he just called her his love?
    Nate leaned against the wall and did
his jeans and belt back up. Then he put one finger under her chin, tilting her
head up to look him in the eye.
    “You and me, we’re going to take it
slow, okay?” he said firmly. She nodded.
    “But you’re my girl from now on. No
dating other boys, got it?”
    He did want her! Ellie felt giddy
with relief and flushed with confidence.
    “I’ll think about it,” she said
cheekily.
    He growled from deep in his chest as
he pinned her back against the wall.
    “You wretch. You’ve been leading me
a merry dance for weeks. You are the most annoying, disrespectful, irritating
little minx, but lord help me I love every maddening inch of you!”
    “You love me?” She was shocked.
    “Yes I do! And I’ll pummel to bits
any other man you touch, is that clear Miss Parkhurst?”
    Her eyes filled with happiness. She
would have plenty of time later to enjoy testing that statement as well as his
patience levels, but first she had to kiss him a whole lot more.
    Telling him she loved him back could
wait a little while too, she giggled to herself. And as her arms snaked back
around his neck, Ellie and Nate locked together in a kiss that said more than
any words.

Epilogue
     
    It was the first day of the
Christmas Holidays and the front drive was full of cars as parents arrived to
pick up their children.
    Flora stepped out of the front door
and then quickly darted behind a pillar as she noticed Gabriel standing over to
her left talking on his phone. She crept round the pillar to get a bit closer
and overhear what he was saying.
    “But Vanessa, we only had three days
together as it was.” He spoke crossly. “I’m flying out to you in Paris and it
was supposed to be just the two of us for New Year’s Eve. In the most romantic
city in the world and now you want us to go to a party with your friends?” He
paused for a few moments, listening. “Yes, actually, I do mind. So in fact I’m
coming all the way there for just one proper night together?” He paused again.
“No, I do not want you to pay for my flights!” He sounded outraged.
    He started to pace away from the
door and, though Flora longed to hear more, she knew he would see her if she
tried to follow. Instead she hugged herself with the thought that it sounded as
though Gabriel and Vanessa were having problems. She hoped it didn’t make her a
bad person, but how was she ever going to get Gabriel unless he broke up with
his girlfriend?
    Flora looked around for Ellie. She
would love her feedback on what she had heard. Ellie had been trying to help
her get noticed by Gabriel, but so far there hadn’t been much opportunity. She
finally spotted Ellie in the courtyard and rolled her eyes. Nate Naverly was
wrapped around her friend as usual and they were