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She let out a giggle "Mrs Reed Nickolas Moore"

I ser and placed ht her lips up to mine, and I kissed her I wanted to pour as much love into this kiss as I possibly could

When I pulled back, she whispered, "Wow"

I took a step back to put space between us The heat co me insane, and I was pretty sure she felt the sao watch some football for a bit while y’all take the dresses back to the rooms I made y’all appointments at the spa and then dinner reservations at Manzanita I figured you needed soirl time," I said

The look in her eyes causeddive

"Reed, you’re el I really hope so"

After we got back to the hotel, Layton and I irls some time to talk Courtney had pro about Noah, and I knew she would this time She needed to in order to help her ht, dude," Layton said as he set a beer down in front of ot past Layton

"Talk to me, Reed What happened to Court today? Since I’ve known her, I’ve never seen her so upset and lost"

I took a deep breath and let it out as I looked around "When y’all were on your honeyether, she toldaround with her since she was sixteen years old She’d never told anyone, not even Whit"

Layton sat up and appeared to be holding his breath "Okay, so it’s so serious You know you can trust , I won’t hide it froave him a smile "I wouldn’t ask you to, and that’s why I haven’t said anything I wasn’t even sure that Court had told Whitley yet I figured she hadn’t since you never said anything to ht"

Layton nodded his head and waited for me to continue

"Fuck, I don’t even kno to say it" I shook ht back to the night when Courtney had told me about Noah "His name is Noah, and he’s Courtney’s brother’s best friend"

I opened ht like hell to keep the tears at bay Just knohat that fucker had done to Court made me want to hunt his ass down and kill hiht and threatened her whole family if she didn’t do what he wanted her to do"

"No," Layton whispered

I looked down at Layton’s hands balling into fists He thought of Courtney as a sister, and I knew after telling hi to feel the saer

"How long did it go on?" he asked, his voice cracking

"A few ht, he cauns at hih what he was doing to her" I looked away and then back at Layton "I want to hurt him so bad, Layton You have no idea how hard it’s been for s around the fucker They’re best friends I want him to knohat his so-called friend did to his sister"