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"Ha ha, very funny, Brandon," I said sarcastically, giggling over the picture ot about that! God, ere obsessed with everything wedding back then…" I sighed wistfully and then doubled over again when Jackson pointed out a picture ofon my potty chair with the newspaper spread out overatthe picture, obviously not i interrupted

We stayed until aloodbye to ot into a discussion with Brandon and Jackson about Luke’s bachelor party They started talking about ideas that Calland had thrown out when he’d coht and I called an end to it when they started whispering to each other and shooting suspicious looks over their shoulders at us We walked to the door andand told her to come back anytied both the guys, kissing their cheeks and then laughing hysterically when they both juhed and shook my head Mothers

I oken up at three in thethe four beers I’d consule my way out from between the bodies wrapped around me but found that I didn’t have to because Brandon wasn’t in bed with us I shook it off and stumbled up out of the bed, headed intoet back in bed but stopped as I heard soft voices in another room I quietly slipped into the hall and padded toward the spare bedroo froht that I’d put in there for Chloe at her request I peeked through the opening and tensed when I saw Brandon lying in bed with her, one of his arently stroked her hair He wassounds co from her throat

I took a breath and when I did, the door h to see that Brandon atching me He smiled at me andnosy and being caught at it as I slowly pushed my way into the room and padded toward the bed as quietly as I could He held his arain No way in hell was I getting in bed with the her eyes out

I heard a small sniffle and then Chloe’s head lifted I saw surprise flash across her face before she’d schooled her expression again, giving uilty look

"Hey," I said softly "Sorry…I just…I heard you and just wanted to see if you needed anything, or if there was so I could do?"

She shook her head atback up again and Brandon wrapped her in his arainst his chest and cuddled closer A feeling that I swore I’d never feel inaround my heart Jealousy doesn’t sit ith ht?

Sing the nasty feeling down, I gave Brandon a small smile in response to the rueful one he shot me and turned and left the room I made my way back into my bedroom and sank down on the bed beside Jackson He stirred and turned over, reaching for me blindly in the darkness I allowed hi war, baby?" he asked, his deep voice sleep-roughened and soft

I shookthat he couldn’t see it No way in hell was I telling hi

"Where’s Brandon?" he asked suddenly, sounding htmare and he heard her," I replied I felt hi s off the bed

"I’ll be right back I just want to check on her, okay?" Without waiting for my answer, he fumbled in the dark for his shorts, pulled them on, and left the room