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Ten Years Old

I stood there and listened tofootball I was ten, andlike a two-year-old

"He’s just afraid we’re going to kick your butts," my cousin Grace said as she folded her arms and stared my brother down

Will walked up to et hurt"

I tried not to smile at Will’s sords I rolled my eyes and turned away I didn’t want Will to know I liked hionna play"

Colt whined and then said to Grace, "Fine But you’re not kicking our butts!"

After playing for a while, it see their butts--that was, until my cousin Luke, Grace’s brother, tackledover and pushed Luke, causing him to fall "You hurt her, you idiot!"

"Williaht this second" Aunt Heather was standing there with her hands on her hips, looking down at Will, as she waited for hilanced between Aunt Heather and Uncle Josh Will looked just like Uncle Josh Both had wavy hair and the same smile--or at least, that hat my mom had said

Aunt Heather and Uncle Josh--Libby and Will’s parents--weren’t really my aunt and uncle, but I called all my parents’ friends aunt and uncle Aunt Aan and Taylor’s parents Aunt Jessie and Uncle Scott were Lauren’s parents Luke and Grace were my cousins, and their parents were my Uncle Jeff--my ood friends, and someday, all us kids would be just as close and live in houses near each other just like our parents

Will and I will be married, and we’ll have lots of kids while we run the ranch

"What are you s about?"

I looked up at , Ma funny"

She raised her eyebrow at lanced at Will as he told Luke he was sorry Both boys shook hands and then walked off toward Colt

My mother looked back down atsure no one else could hear her, she whispered, "You have to admit, it was kind of cute how he caer and nodded "Soonna gled "He s"