All Chapters of Second Chance Arrangement: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20
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Chapter 11
PaigeDallas momentarily freezes, and I’m almost afraid to meet his eyes, terrified he will laugh at my question. Love isn’t easy, and it's not something I believe in either. Because if a happily ever after existed in real life, I wouldn’t have lost him in the first place. Shit. What if I’m wrong? What if he doesn’t like me?I’m trembling right now, and Dallas grabs my wrists. “Paige…” Tears gather in my eyes. How dare he use his sexy voice on me?My heart cracks a little further when I look up at him. It's barely keeping itself together. I had to repair it, piece by piece, when Dallas broke it three years ago. But super glue isn’t enough to prevent it from shattering if he says the wrong thing. I’m waiting, barely even breathing, when he parts his lips for the second time.“Do you really think I’m not?” he asks. His question confuses me. I expected an answer, not another question. And Dallas smiles when he notices my bewilderment.“Paige…you’ve been caring for me for almost two m
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Chapter 12
PaigeIs this really happening right now? Dallas and I are riding the elevator up to my apartment, and I’m floating on clouds. My heart is in a happy place. I received head from Dallas and the way that he looks at me? It’s more than enough to make a girl go wild and drop her pants. I’m falling for him, which is dangerous. This version of Dallas doesn’t have his memories—if he did, he would surely remember that I’m nothing special.Because I’m not.Girls like me don’t date guys like Dallas Brooke, but tonight? Tonight I’m going to ignore my insecurities. Forget my past heartbreak and live in the moment. When we are standing in my hallway, I grab his hand, surprising the hell out of him. His eyebrows lift, and an amused look crosses his features. “Paige?”I mimic his tone. “Dallas?”His lips twitch. “Why did you suddenly grab my hand?”“Isn’t it obvious?”He stares at me.I laugh. “I’m leading you to the bedroom.”“Oh,” his tone is teasing. “I didn’t realize we were going to share th
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Chapter 13
PaigeDallas is staring at me from the kitchen table as I apply makeup in front of the mirror, groaning for the billionth time. “Why do you have to be so cruel?”I meet his eyes in the mirror. “Cruel?” “Mhm,” he leans forward, bracing his elbows on his knees while looking tortured. There is a pout on his lips. “When you agreed to paraglide with me, I didn’t expect you to doll yourself up for the occasion.”“Oh,” disappointment fills my chest. “You don’t like it?” Am I doing too much?“That’s not what I meant,” he sighs and stares at me intently. “It’s just that you look really good with that red lipstick on. That pouty mouth? I’m tempted to stay at home and see it wrapped around my cock instead.”A tingle starts in my toes and travels through my entire body until I’m fluttering all over. But instead of smiling at the compliment, I frown.“Keep talking like that, and I’m leaving you at home.”Dallas grins like the Cheshire Cat. “Because you will be too horny to enjoy the date?” I gape
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Chapter 14
PaigeTwo weeks pass in a flash. Dallas and I spend the days apart. He goes to the gym, sees his agent, and runs other errands related to his football career while I’m at home, drawing cartoon characters to earn a living. We spend the evenings together, watching series while cuddling on the couch or cooking together.We are happy.Perhaps too happy?We never really argue. Not when Dallas knows how to turn everything into a joke. It’s irritating, but at the same, I go tight and hot in all the right places when I see him smile or hear him laugh, so I don’t mind. Letting back into my life was the best decision I’ve ever made. Happiness is all around, but when I think of the rotten truth that he doesn’t know: that we were together for years before he lost his memories, I feel like the worst person on earth. I should tell Dallas the truth, but…his lost memories haven’t been brought up even once. Not even Julian has asked me about it…which is a bit strange. Shouldn’t Dallas’ agent be inte
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Chapter 15
PaigeI’m doing the dishes the morning after I slept with Dallas. He is at the gym, and I’m in a happy place right now. Most of my walls have crumbled. I’m no longer feeling hesitant about letting Dallas become the main character in my life. I want him in it, and I never want him to leave. It’s been years since I felt this giddy about a guy, and the funny part is that the last time I felt like this, Dallas was the cause of it.He is my first and my second love.My heart flutters at that thought, and I smile while drying off the plates Dallas, and I used for breakfast. To be honest, he isn’t the best at cooking, but he tried to make us omelets, and it was the sweetest thing ever. The big guy never cooked for me in the past, which makes me think he is turning a new leaf with his memory loss.Suddenly, there is a knock on the door, and I blink in surprise. I’m not expecting any company. Is Dallas already home?I head over to the hallway, dressed in Dallas’ oversized bleached t-shirt and
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Chapter 16
PaigeThe seconds tick by like sand, slowly falling to the bottom of an hourglass before Dallas finally answers the question. “You are the one in control, Paige. We will go with whatever decision you make.”I stare down at the floor, lost in thought. Part of me wants to unlock the door and hug Dallas. I’m in love with him—I’m not stupid enough not to realize that, but I also don’t trust him. What if he abandons me once his interest fades? It’s definitely a possibility.“I...” I hold my breath and pause for a moment, considering my options before exhaling. “I don’t know what I want yet.”“Fair enough...” Dallas falls silent before I hear him shifting behind the bathroom door. “Would you mind coming out of there to talk to me?”“Yeah...of course...” I’m about to unlock the door, but then I think better of it. Seeing Dallas’ blue eyes and charming smile would weaken my resolve to keep some distance between us. Shit. Why didn’t I think of that? I try to buy time by coming up with somethin
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Chapter 17
Dallas I watch Paige shuffle through the hangers on the hunt for a new bathing suit. She seems very into it, and that’s why I say nothing about us being in the children’s department. Maybe her plan is to wear Bambi over her tits so that I won’t spend the entire day checking her out on our trip on the yacht tomorrow? My fingers curl tighter around my coffee cup. Paige is too into her search to pay me any attention, so I take a seat on a nearby chair, watching my fiery little redhead until the sales clerk approaches her. “Sweetie, do you need help with anything?” Sweetie? I lift my eyebrows. The sales clerk woman must think Paige is a child, probably because her left arm is acting like a hanger for a bunch of children’s clothing. Paige is also pretty short and isn’t using makeup which gives her a very youthful look. “I’m fine, thank you,” Paige replies with a tight smile before returning her attention to the bathing suits. That’s my Paige—determined and fully focused on her task.
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Chapter 18
Paige “Dallas, we are going to be late meeting your friend if you don’t get up and get dressed.” The lineman on my couch grumbles his response, but he still isn’t fully awake. I watch him from above. His face is relaxed, his expression innocent, angelic, and vulnerable. His long dark eyelashes lie soft against his cheeks, and there are some freckles peppered over his skin from the sun. His brown hair, which is usually styled, curls slightly toward his face in different directions, and I try not to laugh. Dallas truly looks like an angel in the mornings, and unable to help myself, I take a seat on the couch. I run my fingers through his soft hair and giggle when he immediately relaxes and seems to fall deeper asleep. “I’m doing this to wake you up, silly,” I say in an amused tone. “Wakey-wakey, Dallas.” His blue eyes open all the way, and I rest my gaze on his beautiful face. I’m staring at the sweep of his dark lashes, and when he smiles, my heart prickles. What am I doing sittin
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Chapter 19
PaigeI’m sitting below deck with an ugly knitted blanket wrapped around my shoulders, wishing I was anywhere but on this damn yacht in the middle of the ocean.I never knew I was the kind of person to get seasick, but when the yacht bobbles up and down on the water again, I almost throw up. Misery is all around, and Dallas looks concerned when I hug myself.“Are you alright?” he asks from the doorframe, big arms parked over his muscular chest.I scowl. “Let’s see... I’m on a yacht with my ex-boyfriend and his friends, and everyone is excited about the drinking games tonight while I already puked thirty minutes ago. Yeah, I think everything is perfectly fine.”Dallas chuckles at the sarcasm in my voice, and his arms fall into the pockets of his shorts. He isn’t wearing a t-shirt, but it’s not his abs that seize the air in my lungs; it’s the dimples around his mouth. His smile is beautiful enough to disarm me and make me feel like a toothless tiger, especially when he aims it in my dir
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Chapter 20
HopeTaylor and her friends are still laughing as I push myself off Dallas’ chest. I’m horrified about what I’ve just done, and most of all, I just want to sink through the floor, but despite my wishes, I don’t stand up. The world is spinning, and everything gets even worse when I realize Dallas is fuming.I swallow thickly. “I’m... I’m...” I can’t bring myself to apologize as I stare at my vomit that is all over Dallas’ muscular chest.He doesn’t look happy about it, either.His jaw is clenched tight as he stands up. I’m fully expecting him to yell at me, but surprisingly, he helps me up from the deck. Why is he helping me? I can tell he isn’t happy. I can literally feel the heat radiating from his body, and it’s not from the sun. Yet he hasn’t raised his voice—something the old Dallas definitely would have done.“You okay?” he asks through gritted teeth.I nod, my face hot with shame. “I’m sorry, Dallas. I didn’t mean to—”“It’s fine,” he cuts me off. “Let’s just get you cleaned up.
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