Slade: A Stepbrother Romance (16 page)

Even
though she didn’t believe that, Maggie gave him a tight, teary smile, and a
nod. She said nothing, only kissed him on the side of his mouth.

“
I love you.
”

“
I love you too,
”
she said.

After
one last lingering embrace, Jase finally pulled away from
her and headed down the porch steps towards the driveway.
Will was already on his bike; he gave a smile and a wave up to Maggie, and she
returned it. Jase climbed on his waiting bike, shiny and chrome under the
steady glare of the streetlights. She felt h
er heart
race a little at the sound of them revving up, and waved at her biker boyfriend
one last time as he backed out of the drive.

As
they pulled away, Maggie
’
s face turned to look down the hallway towards her room.
Under the bed, she could see the sha
dow of the
suitcase she had already half-packed. She stared at it as she listened to the
bikes disappear into the night.

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