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"First of all, and I mean no disrespect to your fa about your brother"
Sa that I’ that your brother has the intelligence of a e of him because of his celebrity or his money, and be perfectly okay with that
I don’t need or want Luke’s money
Not that it’s any of your business, but I do just fine, thank you I’ve never seen his movies, but I don’t doubt that he’s very talented What I do know is that he’s aly smart, he is honestly the kindest man I’ve ever met, and he is beautiful, inside and out I will not tolerate anyone speaking about him like that, Ms Williams"
I scoot rabs for ly
"Is there a restrooroup?" I ask Lucy
"Of course, dear, down the hall to the left"
I look down at Luke and then throw caution to the wind and lean down to kiss his lips "I’ll be back"
As I walk, more caler at Luke’s sister
Good She deserves everything she’s about to get
I find the bathrooto keep the shaking at bay I know it’s from the adrenaline, but I can’tmouth shut, but she just made me so mad! I don’t knohat her probleht And the last coe
I’ their daughter at the dinner table Although, they see, and Mark had a wide grin on his face as I walked away froo back out there and face the starts to subside, and I don’t kno long I’ve been locked in the bathroom I open the door and start the journey back to the table
Before I can turn the corner I hear Lucy’s soft voice "Honey, she obviously loves you"
I stop in my tracks and listen
"Mom…" Luke starts to speak but Lucy interrupts him
"I know, it’s none of our business, but it’s pretty clear how she feels about you, honey Why else would she defend you like that?"
"She’s a keeper," this is Mark’s voice, I think
I decide to stop eavesdropping and walk into the rooer at the table
Luke stands and quickly walks toarms "Are you okay?"
"I’m fine" I pull back and smile up at him, then turn to his fahter…"
Neil holds up a hand to stop my speech "No, Natalie, we are sorry for her behavior Please, co us"
I look up into Luke’s eyes, and he looks nervous and unsure, his eyes searching mine
"Okay"