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I nod thoughtfully and take another bite of the sweet fruit "I know you’re right, but I can’t help but wonder when the other shoe is going to drop"

"Why does it have to?"

"It doesn’t it’s just…" I push ertips "What if so that takes her away again?"

"You still think she’d choose dance over you"

Hearing Luke voice o dry All I can do is jerk one shoulder up in a shrug

"Part of learning each other is also learning to trust each other Only time will do that"

"I’m not a patient man"

"I don’t know, you’ve been rins and leans on the counter "Enjoy her Bring her for dinner some time I always liked her"

"I like her too," Nat says as she joins us in the kitchen "I got to page five in Ferdinand and Livie fell asleep too, so I get to have a grown up conversation now"

"How are you, beautiful girl?" I ask and kiss her cheek Luke’s eyes narrow and I can’t help but sling ood," she says and hugs me around my waist

"She likes me more," I inform Luke

"She tolerates you," he says "Like we all do"

"Pshaw I’m everyone’s favorite" I kiss Nat’s head and then back ahen Luke growls

Even I knohere the line is

Natalie stands on her tiptoes and kisses Luke, wrapping her arht When he corins and says, "You’re the sexiestthat"

Luke flips me off and kisses his wife, and I’ kids, this is an opportunity for theonna head out Mer should be just about ready"

"Bring her for dinner next week Monday?" Nat says

"She’ll be in LA early next week," I reply and ignore the way as next weekend"

"Well then I’ll get to chat with her in Vegas"

"Sounds good Bye guys"

They’re giggling before I even close the front door They’ve been together for a few years now, and are as ot married

My brother’s a lucky bastard

But so am I

I park on the street outside the studio and walk inside and the sight beforeon the speakers and Jax and Mer are dancing, perfectly synced with each other, looking into each other’s eyes