(Late for love) Chapter 10
After hours of travel, my plane landed in Austin.
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I pulled out my phone, receiving a text: I’m at the airport. Where are you?
“Just arrived.”
As I replied, I saw Jake in the terminal. He was dressed impeccably, looking like a gentleman of the old school, gracious and mannerly. He checked his phone, then looked up, searching for me. As he saw me, he waved and walked over.
I was stunned. My naughty childhood rival had changed a lot.
“Wow, surprised?” he teased.“After we’re married, you can stare at me all day.”
I rolled my eyes.“Narcissism never leaves you.”
He took my luggage, opened the car door, and placed it in the trunk. He
smiled as he drove.
“Don’t I deserve narcissism?”
I fell silent, looking at his sharp features. He was incredibly handsome, and I
never denied that. He seemed like a playboy, yet he was extremely innocent.
I heard that he never dated after high school. I looked at him.“Why did you
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He smiled. “I thought you knew why,”
“What?” I was completely clueless.
Sighing, he didn’t answer directly.“That was not the first time you had done something crazy. I knew you were serious.” Pausing at a red light, he turned to me.”
And… I wished it was true. I’m really lucky.”
What he said stunned me. Not the first time?
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