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With a wistful sigh, I stroked her hair soe of sick chicks"

"That bruise around your eye is sexy too"

Leaning in close until rinned "Then I’ll keep it perpetually black and blue, just for you"

"Are you guys going to kiss goodbye already?" Colton coo back to sleep now"

"We already did, punk" I nudged the back of his head "Now quit being a Peeping Tooodbye properly"

He snorted, and Caroline and I grinned at each other "I don’t want to leave," I admitted on a whisper

"I don’t want you to either" She reached out and toucheddrowsy

"Get some sleep," I told her and kissed her hair

Her eyes were already closed by the time I pulled back "‘Kay," she ht back as I stood "Love you"

"You too," she slurred

I stood there a ether and falling fast asleep against one another I glanced at thebut knew I couldn’t leave that way; no one would be able to close it behind me, so I held my breath and tiptoed to the door I peered into the hall as I cracked it open It was fairly dark still, so I stepped into the shadows and darted toward the opening that led to the kitchen I half expected to find Ga coffee, just waiting for me, but the room was empty I escaped out the back door, and hiked to my truck

After I made it home, I crawled intowithout Caroline next to ht struck

I’d told her I loved her It hadn’t even occurred towhen I said it It’d just co

I’d never told any female, besides my mother and sister, that I loved her