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Chris will never forget the 8th day of Sadie being in Boston, solely from the burning of his nose as juice dripped out of it.

"It's cool. We'll stay behind."

"You can come if you want." Nick offers again.

Matt and Nick were trying to convince Sadie and Chris to tag along.

"No, really, it's fine." She gives them a tight smile.

"We could vlog it!" Nick claps like he just had the greatest idea ever.

Chris takes a sip from his juice, looking irritated but not having enough nerve to actually speak up and ask for some alone

time with his girlfriend.

"No, really." She repeats. "It's fine." She pauses before adding with an innocent look. "It gives Chris and I the perfect opportunity to go up to his room and make out a little." She says nonchalantly

Chris juice comes out of his nose and mouth, while his brothers choke on their cereals.

"Jesus, Sadie!" Matt groans disturbed "That's nasty."

"What? You guys weren't taking the hint." She shrugs.

"If you hate us, just say so." Nick frowns with disgust

"You're so annoying." She stands up and kisses the top of Matt's head and Nick's cheek. "I was kidding, we can come with—"

"No, we're not." Chris interrupts her. Then blushes when he realizes how eager he sounded. "It's..." Nick raises an eyebrow at him and is about to make fun of him. "No, shut up, do not even start. I know you guys like Sadie, but—"

"We love Sadie." Matt corrects him.

"You do?" Sadie's voice tone makes the three boys attention snap to her. She's looking straight at Matt with a weird expression.

"Of course." He answers. "You're our best friend." Matt says that like he's confused she doesn't know that.

"Really?" She sounds so small, so child-like it almost breaks Chris heart right there. Matt immediately stands up, worry written all over his face. Nick steps closer to the blonde.

"I thought you knew that." Nick says in a soft voice, nudging the girl lightly.

"I mean— no. Xolo and Jake are the only ones that have ever said that to me and truly meant it." She shrugs. "I'm not that great at love."

"Oh." Matt looks away.

"But I do know I love you, guys. We're family!" She puts an arm around both of them and Chris isn't exactly sure how he feels. The thought about Sadie saying I-love-you grouped with his brothers is terrifying, so he doesn't know if he's grateful when the blonde didn't looked at him when she said that.

"I think Chris is turning a little green over there." Nick jokes but doesn't try to move.

"I'm not." He smiles, genuinely happy that his brothers love her as much as he does. "But you guys can fuck off now so I can have her all to myself."

"You're so selfish." Nick jokes.

"We always share everything, Chris." Matt smirks, making the other boy roll his eyes.

"I have enough love for all of you." Sadie steps out from his brothers embrace and wraps her arms around his torso. Chris gladly hugs her back, sighing against her.

"Okay... this is our cue to leave. Let's go, Matt!" Nick drags him out of the house, keys in hand. "We'll pick you up for lunch! Bye!"

After a few minutes of just enjoying being in each other's arms in silence, Sadie looks at him with a spark in her eyes. His heart stops.

"How'd you did it?"

"Did what?" His eyes fall on her lips for a

second. Fuck, he can't remember the last time they kissed.

"Steal my heart." She answers, inching closer. "I didn't even realize I was looking for you until I found you." She licks her lips. "And there you were, standing in the middle of Avani's house and..." She grazes their lips. "Just like that, I was yours."

Her arms slide up to his shoulders until she has them around his neck and her body is completely pressed against his. He can't help himself when his hands settle on her lower back.

"I guess we're even then." He says in a soft voice, almost a whisper. "You stole mine too."

"I think we deserve some kind of compensation..."

She's not even subtle when her eyes flick to his lips.

"Oh, yeah? Like what?" He can't stop himself from smirking. Then, Sadie runs her long acrylic nails through his scalp and smiles.

Their eyes locked and Chris heart skipped a beat. Her pretty brown eyes were staring back at him with a lovesick expression that surely matched his.

"Baby?" She called him and his stomach fluttered.

"Hm?" Chris blushed, unable to hide how much he liked hearing her call him that.

"Kiss me."

Their lips crashed together. Chris felt that little hole in their relationship slowly fill out and the imaginary fixture made him sigh. It felt like a weight was off his chest.

"I forgot how nice your lips are." Sadie whispered, leaning in again.

"I could never forget about yours." He traps her bottom lip between his teeth and bites down without force, just enough that it swells. He smiles. "Fuck, you're beautiful."

"I need to tell you something." She says out of breath.

"What is it?" He kisses the corner of her mouth.

"I love you, Chris. I love you so fucking much it hurts."

A gasp get stuck in his throat.

"I know it's early. Too fucking soon, actually, but I don't care. I love you." She steps back, and even though he can't get a single word out, he doesn't let her step out of his tight hold. "I love you, Chris."

Four.

She said it four times in the span of 30 seconds.

His heart might just beat out of his chest.

"Sadie." He struggles and her gaze softens. "I—" He closes his eyes when her hands cup his face and her thumb strokes his cheek. "I love you."

Her smile widens, perfect white teeth shine through.

"I fucking love you too. So much." He says.

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a/n: we are near the end of this book! there's just the epilogue left and this fanfic is doneeeee

so with that said, i started another chris book called "lovebomb".

so check it out if you want, this has been a great journey and im excited for this new fanfic!