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He walked over and stood directly beside her "Listen, I wanted to…uize to you I said sos to you the day Mom came back, and I…I feel really bad about it"

A soft su these past teeks, but she’d known he’d been trying to find a way to apologize She hadn’t wanted to push hih, so she’d decided to wait until he raised the subject himself

"I’ht I’m sorry I didn’t tell you that Mo to protect s froullible about the whole thing, but you only have one mom, you know? I don’t want to be one of those er twenty years fro about his crappy relationship with his rinned at hireed

"I also wanted to thank you You know, foran effort I know you still don’t trust her, but at least you’re giving her another chance, and I think that’s pretty cool of you"

"You wanna hug it out?"

"You’re such a loser" He rolled his eyes, then shifted in eave her a quick hug that ain, and then the two of theether to join their

"For Pete’s sake, can you quit grinning like that? You look like a total goofball" Mia glared at Jackson as they walked through the automatic doors of Dallas-Forth Worth International Airport and stepped into the early afternoon sunshine

He lugged their carryon bags toward the taxi stand, the grin never leaving his face "I can’t help it That was the best dang plane ride of ive hi it, not after she’d just reprimanded him

"Uh-huh, Mr Sex Maniac, I’m sure you’ve never done that before," she said sarcastically

"Gotten a handjob under a blanket while on an airplane? Nope, hasn’t happened before"