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Under My Skin JM Stone 21850K 2023-08-31

Jackson chuckled and took over answering the barrage of questions she was throwing out "No, we haven’t really had a chance to talk much about the baby beyond the fact that we are both very happy about it I don’t knohat the ti out the sex of a baby, but I assure you that I want to know!"

"Hey!" I cried "I want to know, too! You don’t get to be the only one to know, buster…" I rowled

We had a nice visit with Chloe, but after a while she said she needed to get going Before she left, Jackson asked if he could talk with her for a bit I nodded and kissed hiet a shower andto be ready for the h to do that for us, I wasn’t going to turn it down I hatedat hos I’d need to do before the movers came, I headed over to Jackson’s house to see what Brandon had left there I walked into the e in the finished product of what Jackson had worked so hard on With the accident and spending all htat the house The fore to Jackson’s specifications and it was gorgeous Even e feel to it, and it felt like home

I found Brandon’s present in the bedroo in the middle of the room, there was a beautiful espresso-colored wooden baby crib withtable and dresser I ran ined the nursery all put together and ready for my baby…and then I sank to my knees on the plush carpet and, finally, where no one could see me, I dropped my head in my hands and sobbed

Chapter 22

Erin plastered acrossat her amused expression

"You…I swear you have sunshine rays and rainbows shooting out your ass right now!" E? Jackson gets to co all around as we got into Emma’s car

She’d coo to the hospital Luke, Sarah, and Chloe were all s done so the house would look perfect e got hoone off without a hitch, made better by the fact that I really didn’t have to lift a finger Emma, Chloe, Sarah, Leah, Jenna, Jan, and s unpacked and situated as best as we could I couldn’t really lift anything too heavy, just because I didn’t want to risk anything with the baby, but between the girls and then, surprisingly, the guys including Brandon, it got done a hell of a lot faster than it would have otherwise

But now that the house was pretty ave me the perfect excuse to throw up a few decorations for a s to that, too We talked a little bit…I missed him I really did It was hard not to run into his arled with it a little bit, but I wasn’t going to push it Hopefully things will get easier because, like he’d said, ere going to be in each other’s life for a very long tied her phone in to the car and turned on her an playing "Old school,for you Check this one out!" I unplugged her phone and switched it out withthat I’d stumbled upon by accident the other day

"You kno much we love Halestorm…" I told her She nodded because yes, we definitely sported girly wood for Lzzy Hale, the front woman for Halestorm She’s badass and she’s hot, andROCKS!

"Well, this is Adrenalize by In This Moment They’re like Halestorm on crack and not in a bad way This bitch is badass and if you think we have girl crushes on Lzzy, just wait til you see Maria Brink in action!" I crowed, clapping ether