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"Yes,it

"When I can say the words, when I can finally tell you how I feel, please don’t leave me" The words are barely a whisper, spoken so softly at first I don’t know if he hears ain, watching his face Watching his eyes They haven’t changed, but I can see the wheels turning in his handso without you destroys me," he whispers, just as softly, and sinks intomy head in his palms, his elbows braced on the couch under my shoulders, his face less than an inch fro in h to say what I know you feel, it will be the best moment of my life"

I cup his face ins my head firmly, he lowers his lips tohis body to o and coain our senses, I hear hian"

Chapter Twenty-Three

"I just won a hundred bucks!" I exclai two machines down froain?" She scowls as she takes a long sip of her diet soda "And why can’t I drink?"

"Because we’re the drivers tonight They were our drivers last week, this week it’s our turn"

"This sucks" She mutters and feeds another hundred dollar bill into her h We are at the casino north of Seattle on Monday night, waiting for the guys to need a ride hoht was the best night for a bachelor party They’ve been up in the high roller roo whiskey and playing poker It’s all very Hollywood in ine it

But there’s no way in hell that I’ up there I just pray to God no one needs to be carried out to the van because these guys are big, and there’s no way that Sam and I can carry them

They’ll have to sleep on the casino floor

"You’re a bad fucking loser!" I twirl at the sound of our group, and sure enough, here they all co, drunk as shit

"I am not a bad loser," Nate slurs "But you took ten thousand fucking dollars Do you knohat I can do for your sister with that kind of money?"

"Yeah, probably buy her another pair of shoes she doesn’t need," Matt responds happily, completely sober

"Why are you sober?" I ask hi hi ar," I murmur and look over at Sarin "Except these guys aren’t talking about sex"

"Yet," Isaac adds with a happy grin, then frowns deeply "Except I don’t get to have sex for another month Dareat" Isaac grins goofily and I start to herd theuys, let’s go hoot no lady"

"I’ll be your lady, handsorins at him sassily and Caleb s on her