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Where was Cole?

Mackenzie Love caughta ski over her shoulders, she strutted over "Well, well Ali Bell I’d like to tell you hoesoure out a way to sound sincere, I will What is that thing?"

My cheeks flashed white-hot with e tone that suggested she was an idiot "Wo sad for you"

She paled and stouy, Gavin, called Blond and handsome--and dressed as a pimp--he was surrounded by a bevy of hot brunette vampires "Anytime someone speaks, down a shot!"

Cheers abounded

"And meanwhile, if anyone wants a freethe Gavin kissed her

Then he kissed the girl next to her He used tongue with both

I watched, reeling For once, a vision just had to be wrong There was no way I’d be into a guy like hiive him that But no Just no

"Ali!" Kat rushed over and threw her ar Hood I’d ever seen Her barely there dress was red, black and white, and hugged all of her curves The tulle skirt flared at the waist and stopped a few inches below her panty line Long white socks stretched to her knees "You rabbed oing-to-get-it-now glance She gave me a thumbs-up before Cole pulled ht of her He crowdededtohere?" he demanded

How dare he use that tone withat his chest

His aggressive stance softened in the slightest degree "I know And you have every right to be"

"You ditched me You want a break from me"

"Yes No" He scrubbed a hand down his face "Not from you You don’t understand"

"Of course I don’t! Moron! You haven’t explained it toback up "I wanted to be with you, I did, but I couldn’t not coplans with me was a mistake?"

"It was I don’t want you here because I know"

"What?" I deain

"Gavin is here, all right?" He flashed his teeth in a scowl "I don’t want you around hi as you’re near hiet past it"

How could I want to slap him and kiss him at the same ti the green-eyed monster, too "I promise you have no reason to be jealous"

His shoulders drooped "I know that, in theory, and I’m sorry for the way I’ve acted I’ve never felt this way, and I’ it well If you have another vision with him"

I slid my hands to the nape of his neck and toyed with the ends of his hair "It wouldn’t uess we need to talk about what I saw, even though I’d rather forget it"

"It’s bad, isn’t it?" he croaked

I nodded, suddenly unable to speak

"Then I’m not ready"

He faced monsters on a daily basis, but this was tooto do with you? "Will you trust s for you?"

A moment passed before he nodded It was a stiff acceptance, but an acceptance all the saaze raked overat half-mast "You look edible, by the way You have no idea how badly I want under that skirt" His voice dipped huskily as he added, "I wish I had time to prove it"

Oh

My

"Nana said the hat is for you I’m Alice in Wonderland, and you’re the Mad Hatter"

With a laugh, he took the hat and settled it on his head