Avoiding Commitment
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"Is that really all that relevant?"
"Absolutely," she told him staring him down. "Half-truths and hiding things is still lying."
"Then I apologize, but I had nothing to do with Jack. And I hope to God that I never will," he said inching forward again. His hands came up and secured themselves against her narrow hips. He grabbed her with a tad bit of force and pulled her into him.
"Ramsey," she whispered his name just as he locked lips with her. She held still as long as she could before giving into his kiss. His sweet taste of peppermint overpowered her senses and she closed her eyes to breathe him in. His lips moved softly against her own coaxing out her emotions not demanding them. She couldn't help but give into his adoring affections.
"Yes?" he asked finally breaking away from her, but planting one more feather light kiss upon her plump lips.
"I…I can't do this," she murmured against his lips, the air around them super heated.
"Why? Is it Jack?"
"No," she said quickly. Then sighed heavily and broke away from him. "Yes. It is Jack." He nodded accepting that without questions. He had known all along there was something between them. They had made it obvious enough. It was nice enough that she was finally admitting it. "You shouldn't want me. I'm not in a good enough place to be wanted."
"But I do want you. At least, something with you, even if we start slow," he pushed.
"You know how people say you crawl before you walk and walk before you run? Yeah well I need to learn to hold my head up before I can even think about crawling," she muttered brushing her hair off her forehead.
"Yeah I get it, but Lexi…"
"No," she said pressing a finger to his lips. "This is the end of the road."
She turned from him and began to climb the stairs to the jet. Chyna was waiting for her at the top. It was pretty obvious that she had been eavesdropping, but she didn't look displeased. Lexi wasn't sure if that was because Lexi was finally standing up on her own or because they were on their way home. It didn't matter either way.
"Will I hear from you?" Ramsey called as she hit the top step.
She turned around and smiled brightly at him. "When I can hold my head up high," she said adding a wink just for good measure.
"You ready to get out of here, chica?" Chyna asked pulling her friend into a hug. When Lexi pulled back, she already had a flute of Champagne stuffed into her hand.
"Very ready," Lexi confirmed.
"A toast," Chyna cheered raising her glass to Lexi, "to being free."
Lexi shook her head. "No. To closure," she announced clinking their glasses together and downing her first glass of freedom.
The End.
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Author's Note: Wow, I can't believe it's over. I feel like I've been writing this much longer than the 7 months it took to get to completion. I hope you enjoyed the twists and turns that are in the ending as well as everything else that you have read up to this point. 270 pages later and I have a completed book. Thank you so much for your support, feedback, reassurances, enthusiasm, theories, dedication, reviews, PMs, lyric suggestions, and on and on. I would have never gotten to this point without all my readers.
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Author's Note
Author's Note:
SEQUEL
I wanted to let everyone know that there is a sequel to Avoiding Commitment titled Avoiding Responsibility. Here is a description of the second novel:
Lexi has finally given up her once destructive relationship and moved onto bigger and better things, namely Ramsey Bridges. But things are amiss with her new beau and she discovers things about him and his past that would make any girl turn the other way. And she's not sure his past can coincide with hers. A year after his entrance into her life, he's trying to make amends and does the one thing she never expects: invites her to a wedding...Jack's wedding. Find out what happens to Lexi as she deals with all the twists and turns that proceed from that question, throw in a few new players to shake up the mix, and don't forget all her old partners in crime.
Go check it out and see what you think of Lexi's next adventure. Hope you all enjoy and review!
URL to sequel: fictionpress s/2836944/1/
NEW ROYAL SERIES
Additionally, I have started a new book called The Affiliate, which is a romance fantasy novel. Here is a brief description of the book:
On the day of Cyrene's 17th birthday, she is Presented to the court of Byern for Selection into the Class System of their society. Coming from a high First Class family, she desperately hopes to be placed into the highly educated world she grew up in. Her sister and brother both already serve their kingdom as established ambassadors of the royal court in one of the highest positions. She hopes to obtain a similar stature next to her sister as a Queen's Affiliate. What she finds when she ultimately enters this world is something she never dreamed of, full of a series of unanswered questions and riddles, scandal, and intrigue...
URL to sequel: fictionpress s/3021929/1/The_Affiliate
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K.A. Linde