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I fell liainst "

"If you wake irl"

"Good to know" He eased out ofto cup his cheek so I could pull him down for a deliciously soft kiss

When Braden pulled back, he was frowning "NoToday we do this"

I sed but nodded We’d arrived in Richo and I’d not been able to leave the hotel roo sex constantly with my boyfriend Now this was difficult for Braden because he really, really didn’tere here to do off

Obviously, e facility was just over twenty minutes out from the hotel on a street not too far froot a cab out--we’d rent a car for the drive to my hometown later--to the facility, but I wasn’t really in the rown up in I was about to do plenty of that, and I was pretty scared if I was being honest with ave hie nues with bright red doors He stopped in front of one of theo" He s my hesitation "You can do this"

I can do this I keyed in the code on the keypad next to the door and the metal doors started to rise When they’d finally rotated up along the ceiling, I let ht before me There were boxes and boxes of stuff Suitcases A jewelry box Tre, I took a step inside and tried to calm my heart before it rocketed e hand slip into mine and he squeezed "Breathe, babe Just breathe"

I smiled up at him, a wobbly kind of sh, Dublin Street

Two Years Later…

At the sound of a throat clearing I glanced up into the ainst the doorja tohere? You’re not supposed to be here"

Braden s me in, and the look in them made lanced down at the dress and sighed "I can’t believe you ed to talk me into this"

"I can be very persuasive when I want to be" He was grinning s This… this is a miracle" I eyed him carefully "Wait, is that why you’re here? To make sure I leave?" That bothered ri to walk out that door"

"Then why are you here?"

"Because I haven’t seen you in a few days and I missed you"

"You’re about to see me in half an hour You couldn’t wait?"