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"You belong to yourself, Hal More than anyone I’ve ever known"

"But I--I need you"

"You don’t think I need you?" he asked

I turned around to face hi for this I was trying to do a job, to carry lass But now I’ve cooing to be with you until we fix this And I want to be with you after that" His shoulders raised and lowered "All I need to knohat you want, and you don’t have to tellthe room to him "It’s you"

Dune

Decorative pillows littered Hallie’s bedroom floor the way confetti littered the city at Mardi Gras At least the Mardi Gras I’d seen

"How long do you think we can hold Moets out of the rip?" Hallie tucked her head in the crook of ain, and I realized how much I loved her like that Breathless and ravished Thanks tothat at least half your determination co" I kissed her soundly and started picking up the cushions, tossing them to her one by one "Hopefully, she thinks it’s just you and e"

"I’ a teaht in front of her face, and then peeked out fro "Is Liam Ballard bald?"

"No, actually, but he’s stillof hair," she said, "yours is a h hair for it to be a mess "What day is it?"

"December tenth"

Christmas was a couple of weeks away I felt like I’d known Hallie for years, but it wasn’t enough She stepped up beside me, and we looked at our side-by-side reflection My skin was tan, hers was pale We both had light eyes and dark hair, but her features were delicate Mine were big and broad

"I like the e look," she said, ive you my Christmas wish list, and I think this is the perfect tiht now?" I faced her, s it on me"

"Spend Christ I want"

The statement was reminiscent of what she’d said to etyou wanted was to know ave me eet "I knew you’d catch that"

A knock interrupted the moment Hallie opened the door to Michael and Eue?" Michael asked His eyes widened, like he was trying to co silently

"Not yet," Hallie said, looking back and forth between us, pulling her hair into a knot on top of her head

"Hallie, can I borrow you for a second?" Emerson asked "I wanted … I needed you to …"

"Talk tothe eyebrow-raise thing, and he and Dune can have a private conversation?" Hallie asked

E, Hallie stood on her tiptoes to kiss ave her one last squeeze Michael followed estured toward the couch