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"Jessica"

She flashed a sheet of s, Sed"

Funny how s than a roll of duct tape Well, nohat?

He followed her to the car, lost in thought Maybe he wasn’t supposed to ask her toin his way for a reason He clier side of the Mercedes and Jessica clier, which was entirely too naked for his tastes As far as he was concerned, the rest of her could stay perer needed so material that proved to the world she was his Eternally Maybe he could get the ring on her while she drove, but her hand was all the way over there

"I’d ask you what has you all introspective again," Jessica said, glancing at hiate to open, "but you’re not supposed to talk Will you write it?"

It’s just He paused for a longwhat he should write I love you

She lifted his hand and pressed his knuckles to her lips "And I love you"

He grinned Music to his ears

Music

That’s it Her song She needed to hear her song before he proposed That’s what the universe was trying to tell his, but if they made her happy, he’d be sure to smile like a dipshitstudio on her way to the library "Do you want ive you a ride hoet a ride, he wrote obediently

She leaned across the car and kissed him "I can’t wait until Friday You better behave so I won’t have to cancel"

He knew she was hs, he didn’t much care He couldn’t wait until Friday either

When he entered the studio about thirty otten a bit carried away in their good-bye kisses--Eric greeted hi to show up" He nodded at the dry erase board in Sed’s hand "What’s that for?"

Talking, he wrote

"You don’t need to talk to play violin"

Eric picked up a case from the floor and opened it A jet black electric violin sat nestled in its confines

"I’m not--" Sed’s throat protested and he winced He switched to writing again I’et it

"You know it’s all the screa you do that destroyed your throat"

"So?" he croaked Some lackey thrust a bottle of water into his hand He opened it and took a soothing/painful s He was really wishing he’d stayed in bed with a supply of Popsicles and his personal nurse beside hi to replace it"

Sed blinked twice--no

"Te, you know you’re not going to be able to scream for a while And I know you don’t want to be the reason we have to cancel a bunch more shows"

Did everyone kno to manipulate him? First Jess Now Eric