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My sto up with her had been because he lovedAnna’s jaw drop to the ground when she found out ere engaged

"Wait, you’re engaged? When?" Anna asked as she stumbled on her words

"That’s what this party is for, Anna--to celebrate Court andtheir first child"

Anna shook her head and looked around She looked back at ave hiest mistake of your life"

Reed let out a sest s for Courtney fro"

Anna let out a huff as she turned and stomped away toward all the cars and trucks I watched as she stormed off, and I prayed that would be the last tie’s "Mean to Me" began playing, and Reed grabbed an dancing, he leaned down and brushed his lips againstI think of you every ti that I couldn’t re, I listened to the words I buried my head into his chest and just took it all in I’d never felt so loved in

"You’re so beautiful, Courtney I have to controltime"

I pulled back and looked up at hi tested? Why do you have to control your temper?"

Reed looked around and then back down atover you Theup, dressed like that, I wanted nothing more than to leave and have my wicked ith you"

My heart started to pound inin my ears, and I was pretty sure Reed could hear it He ran his knuckles down ht there, to hell with all the people

"I love you," I whispered

He reached down and brushed his lips againsth his hair and grabbed a handful, and he let out a moan of his own It moved over my body like a warm blanket, and I needed him more than ever before

"Courtney…" he whispered in such a seductive voice that I treht now"

I pulled on his hair , he pickedtoward his truck It took a few seconds for it to sink in that everyone hooping and hollering I buried

"Reed, everyone knoe are leaving" I peeked over his shoulder and saw Layton and Whitley watching us with the goofiest sood-bye to Whit, and she threw her head back and started laughing Layton pulled her to hi into her ear If I knew those two, it wouldn’t be long before they left as well

By the tiot to Reed’s truck, I almost wanted to put my hand down into s He set hed and pushed him away "I can buckle my own seat belt, cowboy"

He sh, I jumped