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Whenever I thought of her, I wanted to forget everything She probably didn’t even knoho I was She and her friends weren’t caught up in the drah She was special And I had nearly ruined that Nearly ruined her And for what? As I drove into my driveway and turned off the car, I knew that I had to ht Ultimately, the only person who could do that would be Lexi No matter the cost to me, I had to speak to her, even if she had no idea who I was asides fro to war had been the coward’s way of trying to fix things I needed to do it right this tiht about what I should do next And then it hit me What better way than to invite her to my party? She h I had three days to figure out a way to get her tosuspicious

I ju back in town I had a plan and I hoped that I was ain

Chapter 3

"Are you going to tell Luke?" Anna grinned at rinned and played withblonde hair as I jumped out of the car "There is no way that I can keep this a secret"

"Keep what a secret?" Luke looked out of hisand I groaned

"You are a serious stalker, Luke Bryan," I laughed up at hiet hohed and I noticed his black hair flopping across his eyes "Now stay there and I will be right down"

"Okay, stalker," I shouted and Anna and I went and sat on the swing chair on the front porch

"You are soo lucky that you live next door to Luke" She s ca sat in et your dog"

"I’o, down boy, down" Bongo didn’t even turn his face but continued to leave saliva all down o off ofwithout asking rinned

"You know, I’ to be the one who has to clean up after him and walk him," I pouted

"I’ll co so drahed at his goofy face

"I wouldn’t keep your face like that, Luke If the wind changes and it gets stuck like that you’ll be sorry"

"It can’t be worse than rotesque face and Anna and I laughed I cocked ht" I laughed and he grabbed and we fell to the ground as he tickled me "Luke, stop, stop!" I shrieked, as we rolled around and we both burst out laughing as Bongo ju to join in the fun

"Well, whento do?" He grinned and blew into hter

"Stop, it tickles" He stopped and I stared into his green eyes with laughter in learound

"Take your words back then" He stuck his tongue out at oyle," I squealed and heand looked into his face again "Cohed And it was true With his jet-black hair, hazel green eyes and nicely toned body, Luke was one of the hottest boys in Jonesville Only he really wasn’t a boy anymore, he was a man Only I could never really see hi to be my childhood pal, snotty nosed Luke

"Wow, a corinned and pulled rass off of uys done?" Anna walked towards us with a forced smile and I rolledhed as Luke pulledfor?"

"Can’t I hug my best friend?" His eyes sparkled

"You want hed and looked up at hihed

"I always know, Luke" I poked him in the sto?" I looked at hiether

"To Boston"

"Oh," I frowned I guess nore the sad swell into think about the fact that Luke may actually move away from Jonesville

"What?" He studiedroohed with relief I didn’t want her to overhear the conversation

"Guess!"

"What?"

"Bryce Evans is back in town and said hello to Lexi" Anna interjected, quickly I looked at her in reproach and she sighed "Sorry, but I didn’t want this guessing gao home and cook dinner for my dad soon"

"The Bryce Evans?" Luke spoke up before I could answer I knew he didn’t want to be in the rinned, too excited to let anything get ?" he frowned

"The marines"

"Or was it the air force?"

"He joined the h for the air force"

"Luke!" I admonished him

"Sorry" He rolled his eyes "So that’s the super exciting news that you were thinking of not telling h school said hi?" Luke looked at uy froh school," I said, in a soft voice

"I know that, Lexi," he sighed

"You knoould have happened if he hadn’t been there, Luke" I looked at him, seriously

"I know" Luke turned away from me, with a clenched fist I could see he was upset

"You know I don’t blame you, Luke"

"I should have been there" He turned back to oes by that I don’t regret it"