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"What is that about?" Avalon could barely contain his laughter as he approached his truck

"Finally," I groaned loudly I stepped over Sebastian and walked around to the passenger's side door

Avalon was still snickering while he cliine As we drove away Sebastian had recovered so position He waved brashly at o to the farht?" Avalon asked me as we pulled into the driveway, several h I was pretty sure he already knew the answer

"Can I see Lilly?" I also already knew the answer

"No, not yet," he responded, turning off the engine and ju down from the driver's seat Since ere officially at home now, Avalon ripped out his pony tail holder and let his shoulder length black waves free

"Then, no," I said curtly, doing the saht black hair

"Eden, that's not fair," he whined and I got a gliether

We entered the house and noticed Jericho sitting on the couch looking bored He earing a gray, long sleeved t-shirt and black, athletic shorts, bouncing one of his knees rapidly while chewing anxiously on his finger nails When alked in he gave me a half s his eyes off , but I didn't have time to ask him

"Eden, focus," Avalon called o And I want to go," Avalon whined soo," I said simply and it was the truth Avalon would be safe at the farmhouse

"I'ht out loud, although I didn't actually voiceto leave you alone here"

"I won't be alone, Jericho is here," I plopped down on the oversized couch next to him to accentuate my point, but the soft cushions pulled me closer to him than I intended Our bodies sat sidled next to each other deep in the expansiveness of the soft couch

"That's right," Jericho slapped ic flare next to et it I have to stay with you at all ti trouble understanding hio, Avalon, so deal with it," I spoke even slower, irritated that we even had to have this conversation He should just be able to know the outco you wouldn't be so selfish," he once again answered ave him a dirty, but stubborn look in response "You're such a baby" Avalon huffed before taking the steps two at a time into his bedroom

"Who's the baby?" I mumbled, and listened to Avalon slam the door shut both to his room and to our telepathic connection

I reached for my ear instinctively and accidentally clipped Jericho in the nose with rabbed for his face "I aently on either side of his face, feeling like the biggest klutz ever

"It's ok," Jericho grunted through muffled hands "Really, I'm fine," he pulled his hands away from his face and placed them sweetly on the tops ofinto my eyes and I stared backand he searchedfor the answer to a question he hadn't asked yet

"I'ain quietly

"Eden, really, I', his perfect teeth glistened and I noticed one dimple to the side of his soft lips for the first tiainst his face, with his hands on ic soared and for the first tihed nervously and looked away froe out ofto pull my hands away from his

Jericho slid his hands fro each other's cheeks I realized I should stand up, but the couch was deep and I was finding it hard to move Jericho leaned in slowly and I willed myself to move, but I felt captivated and I hatedfeeling erupted into