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I joined Kat at the snack tray and nearly g rolls, some kind of cream puffs Slices of chocolate cake, apple and cinnamon scones

Only the Ankhs could create such a feast on such short notice

For once, I was going to let e I ate an to plague me I yawned, and maybe even swayed asme toward the couch "You look dead on your feet"

I sprawled out, and Reeve appeared to cover o?" I asked after another yawn

"He’s decided not to ground ood" After that, I dozed on and off, the rest of the gang continuing to celebrate around me

"Finally! They’re here," Kat saidwith exciteh the , I saw Cole, Frosty and Gavin exit Mr Holland’s dark SUV and enter the night Morning hadn’t yet coht of the wildly, I eased to ue had left h the ga presence that drew the eye But his clothes were dirtier than when he’d left, and he had a scrape on his cheek he hadn’t had before

I’d find out why First, I owed hiht

I raced over and threw rateful kiss right smack on his mouth "You," I said For so what I ed me back, kissed my cheek "My pleasure, Blondie"

I found ave you credit for" I frowned, the words familiar to me somehow

"I know"

"And you’re so modest"

He chuckled

"Youwent to him first," Cole said, an odd note in his voice as he stepped up beside us

Seeing hirinned and threw myself at him "You’re back"

"You went to him first," he repeated

I pulled back and blinked, a little unsure now "I didn’t see you"

"I caht behind him"

"Cole?" I asked, a lot unsure now

"The vision," he said, and I noticed he, too, had a few extra scrapes

Like me, Gavin blinked "Yeah That was it The one we had Part of it anyway"

And there’d been nothing romantic about it "He savedthank you"

"I kno" Cole ed the back of his neck "I broke up with you for nothing," he said softly

"That wasn’t the only reason You were afraid I’d--"

"Don’t rabbed me up and meshed his lips onto mine

Cheers quickly abounded, soon joined by whistles I didn’t care I took and gave and took some more All that he was All that I was The past, the present and the future

When he lifted his head, I could only sag into hiainst ?"

"Better now"

He chuckled softly, but the spurt of hu, Ali"

"Hey It’s done It’s over We’re here now But why are you and Gavin sporting new injuries?"

"The guy who shot and bombed your Dr Bendari showed up and tried to take Ethan away froo Anyway, he was back on his feet, and stronger than he should have been, so there was a fight We won, but he got away again"

The cheers seeped back into my awareness, and I looked around

"Sweet fancy," Nana said, fanning herself When had she gotten here? "The hored in a similar kiss Bronx and Reeve had clai softly Everyone else watched us unabashedly and grinned