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Brady focused in on Liz in the crowd He couldn’t read her face fro very still and see in what he said

"I’vetheet where I am orth it to better represent the people of North Carolina"

Liz bristled at those sentences just like he knew she probably would She crossed her ar her

"When I was growing up, I watched ressman, and I always said that hat I wanted to do as well I want to work for you I’ those concerns with ress"

Brady paused to catch the effect his words had on the crowd He could still feel Liz staring at hiaze once more, he felt his heart rate pick up His hands were cla, and he found it hard to s He felt his focus shifting away from what he knew he needed to say, but she paralyzed hi all over again, like he was about to board an airplane How did she have such power?

Brady sed back the panic threatening his body It was like deep down he knew that by standing in this place, he was sacrificing more than he could ever admit He wanted Liz to understand He wanted her to see what she was capable of doing to him

"I’ve met a few people on the road to this election who have shown h, with more deteroing to organize a party with his friends to get the word out An elderly woman I met while I was in Charlotte made phone calls in my district because she wanted to do her part to help in the process A young woht me a vital lesson: People can surprise you They can ht they would believe in you And that’s precisely what happened I believe in you, all of you I believe in the et the word out, the elderly wo out the best way she kno, and the woman who made me understand that no matter what, I could do this"

Liz brushed under her eyes and shook her head Brady could tell she was torn and e about her Of course he was talking about her Liz was the one to show him that he could make someone truly believe in what he wanted for the state and in turn, that forced him to believe in her…to fall for her

"And it’s those three individuals, every single one of you here, and the rest of the state who make me proud to accept the nomination from the party to run for the House of Representatives in the Fourth District of North Carolina"

The roo and screaratulations would follow and then he would go to the celebratory party thrown in his honor with all of his friends and family

But in that herty They stared across the roo or feeling She looked like she was trying to wear her own can

Then all at once he saw soed like she couldn’t explain what she was feeling, then sighed heavily She didn’t look sad or even e of a precipice deciding whether or not to ju the chain around her neck, the necklace he had gotten her, she dropped it down under her shirt and out of sight She placed her hand over the spot where it was hidden away and gave hiaze and turned to face Hayden They exchanged a few brief words, and then she turned and walked toward the double doors at the back of the ballroo his victory When she aze one last tione