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Reed: Courtney…baby, please call me I’m really worried about you I didn’t ht It’s just that you freakedand that they are really pissed I just want to make you happy Please call me I love you so much, Court

I looked at the time on my phone "Oh shit!" I’d been in the restroom for almost an hour

I splashed some cold water on my face before I walked out of the restrooave the wo behind the front desk my name, and asked for my room I smiled when she told ave

I sent Whit a textthat I was onup to our room I’m so sorry I didn’t kno much time had passed

Whitley: Oh my God, Courtney Reed is a complete mess We are in the room with him I let him know that you’re on your way up What in the hell happened? Why did you run away? We have an appointht now

Courtney: Duly noted I’uys I’m alht and started , and I wasn’t sure how Reed would take it that I had only been kidding with him about my parents I hadn’t realized how nervous he was

I stopped outside our door and sucked in a breath of air, preparingmarried I slid the key in and opened the door When I saw Reed sitting there, looking completely destroyed, my heart dropped to my stomach, and I dropped my purse

He jumped up and made his way over tobefore he pulled ain Please I’m so sorry, Courtney I didn’t etto be perfect for you, and if you’d rather have your parents here…"

I pulled back so?

I quickly looked behind Reed and saw Layton and Whitley Whitley was standing there with her hands on her hips, looking ready to rip me a new one I looked back into Reed’s eyes, andthat I had hurt hi away like that

"I, uuilty foryou feel that way, and then, um…" I looked away and whispered, "Old memories came back, and I just…lost track of tier on my chin and turned my face up to his The love in his eyes warmed el, that’s all I orried that I was rushing you, and then you said your parents were upset and all I’ picked up, and I couldn’t believe what he was saying I had been a bitch and purposely s to me

"You lost track of time?" Whitley said from behind Reed "Really? That’s the best you can come up with, Court? You deliberately said that bullshit to Reed to make him upset, and then you take off when he freaks out I just--"

Reed turned and held up his hand "Whitley, it’s okay"

Whitley started shaking her head as she walked over toward Reed and me "No, it’s not okay, Reed So, because you had some stupid old memories come up, you caused all of us to worry?"