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The purchase of the Chicago building was finalized, and I was a happyin my life at the moment was perfect I missed Ellery, so I decided to have Denny pick , and Ellery aiting outside She looked a black sweater, and black high boots She’s perfection, and she’s ot out and opened the door for her She slid in the seat and smiled when she saw me I reached over and kissed her on the lips

"Hey, baby, you look gorgeous," I s at your office," she said

"I missed you, and I couldn’t wait"

She wrapped her arms around my neck as she kissed me "I’m happy you’re here now because I couldn’t last another minute without you"

As ere on our way to lunch,I pulled it out fronored the call and putto answer that?" Ellery asked

"No, it’s just Paul We’re almost at the restaurant, so I’ll call him later"

We had a great lunch and enjoyed soht Ellery so the stubborn woht when I paid for them, but I won that battle We left the store and headed down the crowded street to a nearby Starbucks We alking hand in hand when I ran into Sarah

"Hello, Connor How are you?" she asked as she cocked her head

"Sarah, I’ood How have you been?" I nervously asked

She eyed Ellery up and down, and her eyes instantly looked at our interlaced fingers Sarah extended her hand to Ellery

"Hi, I’m Sarah, a family friend of Connor’s," she sirlfriend"

Sarah looked at ain at Ellery "Well it was nice seeing you again, Connor, and it onderful to meet you, Ellery," she said Sarah leaned into me and whispered in my ear, "She’s perfect for you" She kissed h of relief and squeezed Ellery’s hand We started to walk, but Ellery abruptly stopped behind me

I turned around and looked at her

"I don’t ever want to knohat you did with her or who she was to you," she said

"Ellery, she’s…" I started to say

"Connor, she’s a fah the doors of Starbucks

Thanksgiving had arrived, and we spent the day with rew up in, and to meet my family My mom and dad took to her i up Ellery’s illness I was going to wait until after Thanksgiving when it was just my mom, dad, and Cassidy, but I didn’t have to wait thanks to Aunt Sadie My ift I never believed it, and I just chalked it up to her being crazy I walked in the entrance of the kitchen, and I overheard Aunt Sadie grilling Ellery about her cancer Ellery was trying to explain to them about her first time when she was 16 She was very nervous I felt bad for her, and it was my fault If I would have told my family about it in the first place, Ellery wouldn’t be in this position

I cleared my throat and walked over to Ellery I wrapped my arms around her waist and kissed her on the head "Her cancer came back recently, but she’s in a clinical trial in California, so everything is good at theto be fine, so there’s nothing more to discuss," I said in an authoritative tone Ellery pulled me out of the kitchen and into the hallway

"How could you not tell me about your Aunt Sadie?" she asked furiously as she hit me in the chest

"Ouch, Elle, that hurt"

"That’s not the only thing that’s going to hurt, Connor Black"

"Proh, you make me so mad!" she whispered as she turned the opposite way

I wrapped my arms around her and whispered, "I’m sorry; I never took ht she was kind of crazy"

"Your fa, and they are probably wondering what the hell you’re doing with ht "They love you; I can tell, and it doesn’t matter what they think about our relationship I love you for all that you are, nothing less, and for the record, I think you’re a beautiful disaster"

She laid her head back on my chest and looked up as I leaned down to kiss her She bit my lip

"That’s for the ‘beautiful disaster’ remark," she said

"Ouch, you really need to save this shit for the bedroo hed, turned around, and licked