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"It can be me I’ll still be in your life Just not the way you’re thinking I should be," I re to pick you two up?" Tanner asked "Unless you’ve ically learned how to drive recently"

"You should have told ot the engine turned on before I realized that’s about all I kne to do" I looked at hi this awfully well, Tanner"

He pulledand rested his chin on the top ofmy face into his chest "I love you, Ray," he said Tears welled into

"Here," I said Pulling his ring off of ers around it

"Fuck," Tanner said, his eyes glassy "That kind of uess it does," I said

Tanner opened his fingers and studied the ring before putting it in his pocket "Can I ask you a favor? One last thing before you go?"

"Sure," I said

"A kiss"

"Tanner, I can’t--" I started to argue

"Just one ivechestnut brown eyes I’d re that stayed withTanner’s case for hi with me to cut the kid a break and just kiss hiet it over with I could see his heart was breaking and being a spectator in that sport was adding another layer of guilt on top of what I was already feeling I had the chance to offer hiht we’d have a last kiss," Tanner commented He took a step forward and cupped my face in his hands

"You’re very persistent And very bossy"