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"As ere fighting, she kept talking tome to remember what it was likebefore they came" Dee pulled back, her lashes thick with tears "And it was about Ada about hier I don’t know, but it just snapped, and suddenly I was looking at her and I wasn’t hearing any of thehtsthey weremyself that I’d repay Kat a millionfold as soon as I had the chance

Once Dee settled down enough that I knew she was okay and wasn’t seriously injured, I looked around the room I hadn’t realized that Archer and Kat had left Concern for Kat worried away at ht

I helped her stand "How are you doing?"

Dee wiped the tears and blood--bright red blood that couldn’t belong to her--from her cheeks with the sleeves of her dark sweater My heart thundered in my chest as she took a deep breath "I’h between us Oh God, she probably hates me now Like really--"

"No She doesn’t hate you If she did, she wouldn’t have tried to bring you back Kat loves you like a sister, Dee In fact, she’s kind of like your sister now"

That statehts Her nose wrinkled "What do youwhat you and her do and all that"

I laughed, and daain and laughing "Kat and I are married"

Dee stared at me and then blinked wide eyes "What?"

"Well, we’re not really, really married, because we did it with our fake IDs ere in Vegas-- Ow!" I stepped back, rubbing ht in the spot where Dee had punched ot married and neither of you toldeyes on fire "That’s so wrong! I should’ve been a part of it" She spun around "Where is she? I’ain"

"Whoa" I chuckled as I grabbed her arain until we ood idea" Then she whirled around and threw herself atarms around my neck, and I stumbled back a step "You two really did it?"

Dee’s lips trembled into a small smile and not the kind I’d seen on her lately Not cold Totally her "That’s a," she whispered as she pulled free "I’ to punch her After we make sure she’s okay Oh God" Her face fell "What if she--?"

"It’ll be okay" I placed a hand on her back, steering her out of the living room

First person I saas Archer Of course And he wasn’t looking at me at all Oh no His face was pale, his eyes wide and pupils dilated Shaken up I’d never seen him look quite like that before, and I sure as hell didn’t want to acknowledge why