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"Whitley, I’m so happy for you You deserve your happily ever after more than anyone I know"

She looked up at me, and tears filled her eyes "So do you, Courtney"

I let a snored the fa for the last couple of days I’d been waiting to wake up to find this all had been a dream

"We can talk about the honeymoon later Court…you and Reed?"

I shook h I pulled my head forward and looked into her eyes "I love him so much, Whitley, and that scares the shit out of er "My God, e’re together, I feel so…so…"

"Safe? Loved? Peaceful and content?" Whitley asked with a ss I never felt that with Mitch or any other guy I dated Reed’s touch…it does things to led and sat back as she nodded her head for

"I feel this connection with him, and a part of me is so scared by it, but the other part ofwith it and never look back"

Whitley raised her eyebrow and whispered, "Tell led my eyebrows up and down "Well, tords--wall sex!" I said as I began bouncing up and down on the bench

"Oh ot your wall sex!" Whitley screamed

I slapped her across the head "Jesus, tell the whole daave ood?"

I closed my eyes and pictured the…wonderful… to choke up as I re in my ear how much he loved me and how I felt like heaven I looked down at my best friend, and her sht about Reed’s love for ot up and sat down next toeach other "Why do you look worried?"

"I, um…I just don’t want it to end, and I’ will happen, and I’ll uy I’ve ever been with, and well--"

She let out a gasp and pulled back "What? You mean, Mitch was your first?" She shook her head and looked confused "But…you’ve dated, and…you were a virgin when you began dating Mitch? Courtney…I thought…"

My heart started pounding Shit! Shit! Shit! How did I let that slip? Son of a bitch

Just then, I heard Layton and Reed talking and laughing as they rounded the corner I instantly felt better when Reed looked at me and smiled I went to stand up, but Whitley pulledon? The look on your face just then scared me"

I tried to smile "Maybe we can talk later, okay?"

I quickly stood up and walked toward Layton He ser, so I was pretty sure Reed had already filled him in on what happened between us I walked into Layton’s arms and welcomed him home

He whispered in my ear, "It’s about damn time I’ve never seen hirinned I stepped back and looked at Reed, as s from ear to ear I walked up to him, and he pulledback and saying, "I had to tell him"

I chortled and said, "I had to tell Whit, too!"