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Wait, what? I did a double take,when his words sunk in He wasn’t picking her up; he was disic I watched as the girl turned her nose up at being rejected and stomped off in a snit Trip simply shook his head and scoffed

I quickly decided I didn’t want hi or had momentarily doubted him, so I ducked back around the other side of the wall and waited a beat S my dress down, I watched him pull out his wallet and pay for our drinks before I walked back around the corner and straight up to him

He’d just shown esture had soothed hts as simply as if he’d flicked a switch I stopped in front of hi relaxed; he obviously didn’t realize I had witnessed the whole thing, so I decided I would act like it hadn’t happened Rather, I would sie that he had validatedokay?" he asked noticing ’s perfect," I repliedthose words more than he’d ever know

Chapter Twenty–Two

Trip

"Keep ‘e her forward I couldn’t help but lean in and run asped "Will there be sex? I can do sex I like sex," she ra she was the most perfect woman ever created The last feeeks, she’d been insatiable I was pretty sureaway; still, I wasn’t coh of her She claimed it was just hor at least some of her over-excited appetite would stay

I barked out a short laugh at her one-trackup a step now, ready?" I asked

"Where are we going?" she asked sounding slightly giddy fro surprised I had woken her up in the oing so far as to blindfold her after helping her up into the truck

"You’ll see in a uided her up the step and pressedbelly I couldn’t not touch it; it was a pretty special thing, and every time I did Junior would roll or kick, alratulations!" Everyone yelled when Teeny stepped inside the tattoo parlor The entire place was decked out in balloons and streaht leaving Teeny and Scarlett to their girls’ night in while we slaved over the decorations Well, h

Teeny’s eyes watered with unshed tears as she s a hand to her chest in surprise "What? I don’t…who did this? What’s it for? I mean…"

Daraduated, Princess You are a fully qualified tattoo artist" I rested my chin on her shoulder

"You did this fora little choked up I reached into to ood sense to grab I was getting the hang of this crying thing I just had to have provisions all the damn time

I handed her off to Scarlett and pushed the tissues into Teeny’s hand "I’ll be right back I just have to take care of so into the backroo in behindthe door

"Yes, no I don’t know" I ran a hand over my face and took a deep breath "Fuck hed and slapped ot it?" I asked shifting from foot-to-foot nervously Mace reached over and passedto skin you alive when she finds out what you’ve done" Mace laughed when I nodded

"I know, but it had to be done" I hid the box andout the cake Scarlett had picked up that rettably told Mace

His ansas to laugh and head back out to the party withnot far behind As soon as I stepped back into the crowd of our family and a few close friends, Teeny’s eyes locked on raduation" Obviously while I was in the back, she’d noticed the decorations that all said baby shower I shook , placed the cake on the table and cupped her face in my hands