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Alex laughed and handed irl talk We’ll be downstairs"

Both Alex and Grace gaveI was so blessed to have my friends in my life Before they walked out the door, I called out "Wait Where is Colt?"

Alex looked over her shoulder "He went for a run with Will I overheard hiet out of the house because all he wanted to do ake you up, but he knew you weretired"

Gracemy eyes, I looked away Once they shut the door, I climbed out of Colt’s bed Each movement remindedinto Colt’s bathroo one of his shirts, I reached for it and brought it up to my nose and inhaled deeply

M? I loved everything about Colt He had cut his dark wavy brown hair short, and I loved running my hands over it It felt so soft His sky-blue eyes that sparkled when he looked at , I closed my eyes and pictured Colt naked

Dear God I craved his body like nothing I’d ever experienced before He was like the stick to asped at how sore I really was

ShakingI didn’t have anything to brush my teeth with, I headed out of Colt’s roothrough his drawers, looking for a T-shirt to wear My eye caught so for it, I sucked in a breath of air as I stared at the picture I couldn’t believe what I was looking at My heart hamently as I attempted to wipe the tears from my eyes Colt had a picture of o ere all playing football I was standing with the football inulf nal froave it to me and I quickly cut back across theit, I screa towardover it, I began ju as I held the ball up

"We won! Holy sheets! I scored the winning touchdown!" Grace, Maegan and Taylor caround After they each congratulated , but I knew the person standing overdown, he helped me up His smile causedup with his hand, he brushed soet that smile, Lauren You sure were happy when youmy head, I said, "Couldn’t have done it without you, superstar"

Winking, Colt leaned down and kissedfor his teaain

I COULD ALMOST srass from the field we played on Or the smell of the bluebonnets that were in full blooht about that simple kiss on the cheek It had ined Colt had takenthe picture to my chest, I whispered, "Please don’t ever letthe picture back under Colt’s T-shirts, I took a shirt fro it over h my blood Colt’s smell surrounded me as I smiled, shut the drawer, and madeinto the kitchen, Alex and Grace stopped talking and stared atback and forth between the two I asked, "What’s wrong with you two?"

Grace tilted her head and gaveabout, looks "Yeah, no, Lauren Ashley Reynolds You’re talking We want all the good shit Like how both your parents showed up on your doorstep Will told us how y’all had to beat it home before your parents"

Alex sat down and placed her hands on her chin "I want to hear about the hotel in Rockport" Scrunching her nose, she gaveto know, is my baby brother romantic?"