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"Oh," Scott said and I wondered what he was thinking Was he regretting callingthat perhaps eren’t very coht, but wanted to be realistic Maybe all we’d had really was sexual coood for us Maybe it had saved us both from even roaned

"Hold on Scott, my friend Lacey is at my door"

"Lacey, your best friend that lives with her parents?"

"Yes, but she lives with me now and she’s at o"

"A lot changes in a feeeks," he said softly and I nodded

"Yeah Hold on okay?"

"Okay," he said and I jumped off of the bed and hurried to my door

"What is it?" I asked her quickly "I’ot flowers," she said and held a bouquet in front of her "They just arrived"

"Fro to work out after all

"No," she said softly "Not Scott"

"What?" I could feelwhite as I stared at her "Please tell azed at her If they were from Aiden I’d scream

"Not from Aiden," she said and pursed her lips "Check the card"

"Who else would be sending rabbed the card I opened it and read, "A rose by any other name would s Shakespeare"

"Read the rest" Lacey urged me

"But an Elizabeth that wasn’t Elizabeth Jeffries just can’t holdthe card "I miss you, Shane" My jaw dropped as I realized who’d sent me the card "Bloody hell! Shane?" I looked at Lacey with a shocked expression What was Shane doing sending me flowers? He’d been out of otten over his cheating and ht now?" she asked softly, her eyes studyingme The bloody bastard" I stared at the card and the roses "Why now?"