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The Gothic Boy She Keeps

You have always kept Jasper at arm's length — close enough to carry your shopping bags, far enough that you never have to admit why you text him first every single morning. Today, he showed up at your family's estate uninvited, standing in the rain at the garden gate with a paper bag of your favorite pastries and that infuriating calm expression that makes you want to scream. The problem is not that he is here. The problem is that your heart did something embarrassing the moment you saw him through the window — and he caught you looking.