Kapitel 131: Who Says I'm Pretending?

Jennica and Cameron decked themselves out in full winter gear before braving the cold. He reached for her hand, claiming it would help them keep warmer, but he was pretty sure she caught on.

"You know, there's nobody out here. You don't have to pretend anymore."

"Who says I'm pretending?"

She stopped dead in her tracks and slowly looked up at him. "I had my suspicions you had ulterior motives for helping me. Why didn't you say something earlier?"

He shrugged. "I didn't want to freak you out since we haven't known each other long. Truth is, I've never met anyone like you."

"What do you mean?"

He kicked at a bit of hardened snow on the side of the street. "I felt comfortable around you right away, like I'd already known you for a long time. That had never happened to me before."