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"When you were in LA a couple of weeks ago I panicked when I sa they hter "Your car was co on your s I worried for a lass That was the night when you first called me, wasn’t it?"

"Yes" He raised ht you cal under the blankets to talk to you"

"I re that you weren’t on the other side of the country," I whispered

"Guess we both got our wish" He grinned

He turned onto Mulberry Street; ere only a block away and I had my cell phone in hand, ready to call the police Parked across the street from the pub were soraphers on the sidewalk, but not a large crowd like I had feared

Ryan looked up and down the street "Ready tospot free of love notes and trash "Make sure you pay Jason well," I requested quietly

Ryan kept s instead of the street We sprint-walked down the sidewalk It didn’t take long for the paparazzi to wake up and start clicking

A few photographers ju their cameras fiercely I just focused on the lines on the sidewalk and the distance frolance up further to check for danger; that’s when I noticed the curly-haired, gap-toothed girl running towards us

She had things in her hands, no doubt a picture or two for hiirls travel in packs You would rarely see a girl without a fellow girlfriend tagging along… just like Suzanne and Francesca But this girl see "Ryan, Ryan" and even a few tiet etting to the door So us if we enjoyed our evening Ryan didn’t answer He tucked his chin down to his chest and I felt his grip on ht hand

The curly-haired girl reached us before we got to asped at her forward behavior He instinctively raised his right arm to block her and he turned his body inmine