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"Let’s get you to bed, sweetie," Jensen said in a gentle voice "You look like you’ve reached the limit of your control Get some rest Tomorrow you and Kylie and Joss can have one of your terror … er … uh I irl lunches where y’all threaten the demise of the male population If I wasn’t so pissed off at the assle for what he did, I’d actually feel sorry for Tate about now But he made his bed and now he has to lie in it Alone"

"You know," Kylie said thoughtfully

"Uh oh I recognize that voice," Jensen said in a dry tone

"We get up with Chessy whenever she’s ready to go over and tackle packing whatever she wants to take Then I’ll call Joss, give her the 411 and have her meet us back at your place And you can be the sweet, adorable guy who gets us takeout so we don’t have anyissues in a public restaurant You’d be invited of course," Kylie said teasingly

"It’s a good plan and I certainly don’tto need to give Joss a heads-up before we go over there because I have to call Dash to tell him neither you or I will be in the office and I’ll have to explain why And then Joss finds out important information about her best friend fros and cause her to instantly freak and run out the door to go and help with the packing I think we can all agree that doesn’t need to happen"

"Then it’s a plan," Kylie said, hugging Chessy to her once et you into bed You look like hell, Chess I can only iht now I’ll stay up and talk to you as long as you want"

But as soon as Kylie returned fro the towel fro it out she saw that Chessy was already passed out on the bed, her expression one of sorrow

Kylie’s heart clenched She knew all too well how much love had the power to hurt but also to heal The question hich would it do for Tate and Chessy?

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KYLIE wrapped her hands around the h Chessy had slept fitfully, Kylie had barely slept at all She’d lain awake, worried and heartbroken for her friend

Jensen walked up behind her and wrapped both arainst his chest as he nuzzled one ear

"How did Chessy sleep?" he asked, concern edging his voice

Kylie sighed "A lot better than I did"