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Brian reached out and snagged one of the butterfly clips dangling at the end of ers

"You act like you’ve been watchinghis eyes to ainst nerves crawling up the back of reed softly "But I could watch you with them for five minutes and still come to the same conclusion I’ve come to"

"That we’re close?"

"Yes"

He smiled

"And that I’d very much like that someday"

Brian chuckled softly

"Pretty sure we’re close, too, babe"

"No, not that"

He released the clip, let his hand drop to , searchedcloser until his lips touched et it for you"

God …

I sucked in a breath,to answer just as the tiet that" Then I scurried off the couch,quickly into the kitchen

"Is it ready?" Olivia called at my back

"Maybe," I answered "Let ooey"

"Yummm Gooey marsh the buzzer, I fitted rab the tray the pizza was cooking on

"Here"

Brian was atin front of the oven

He slipped one of the ht, then opened the oven and pulled out the tray, holding it up for me to exaraham crackers looked toasted And the ooey

It looked and smelled delicious

"Done," I answered

Brian set the tray on top of the burners, turned off the oven, took his , and tossed theainst him and stared intently into ain, this tient

"Uh"