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Releasing the steering wheel, he cups o? Tell et that they took her fro to keep my emotions in check, I wrap my aroing to be easyI can tell you that right now, but isn’t having her in your life right now better than not having her at all? If you go back and teach the to lose us both"

"Fuck," he says in a pained voice "Fuck, baby I love you I love you both so fuckinghtly as he breaks down in my arms

I close my eyes and whisper repeatedly that I love him and that what’s best for us, is to have him in our lives, as he buries his wet face intohe truly is right now for not killing that asshole He had the power in his hands and yet he found it in hi he’s ever had to do over losing Olivia

"I love you, baby You belong here with us Pro his face, I pull it up to look at rabsently "I’ll never leave you guys The only way I’ is dead"

We sit here and hold each other for what feels like forever, before Jax finally opens the door and laughs at us "Get your asses inside and join the fucking slumber party I see you kept his ass in check You’re the only one that could have"

I laugh against the side of Royal’s face "Way to interrupt a deep moment, jerk face"

Jax winks at me and reaches inside to help ood," he whispers "Real fucking good"

"That’s because she’sout of the truck and shutting the door "Her and Kylie areto jeopardize that I just needed a ht"

Royal’s hand reaches out to grab mine, like old times, as he walks me back to the door, and inside where Blaine and Madison are chilling on the couch, surrounded by tons of blankets with aon the TV

In thisus, is the only place I’d ever want to be

Now that Royal is back, I can see that our faht Months Later

GRIPPING THE BAR, I PULL up for the hundredth fucking ti out a relieved breath as I release it and ju off stea ready for the day I need my head cleared whenever I’ at the ass-crack of dawn and workout until all of , and I hope to keep it that way

Grabbing for my towel, I run it overit aside and quietly jogging past Jax’s open room and upstairs to the kitchen to make breakfast

By the time breakfast is done, I look up at the clock to see that it’s about time for Kylie to wake up She see up at or around the sa the tray of Mickey Mouse pancakes, Ito peek inside Kylie’s room

I smile to myself and look down the hall when I hear sounds of her and Avalon laughing from down the hall