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I saw the look of horror er sister…" he whispered

"Courtney said she’s almost positive he never touched her sister He seemed to wait until Court was older Once she turned sixteen, he started"

Layton looked down at his beer "Motherfucker What kind of a , drawn-out sigh "I don’t know, but if I ever lay eyes on him, he better run in the opposite direction"

Layton snapped his head over "Isn’t her brother getting ? If this Noah guy is her brother’s best friend, won’t he be at the wedding?"

"That was the first thing she asked her brother--if Noah was going to be in the wedding or at the wedding Her brother told her no He said that Noah had to go out of the country on a business trip that week, and he couldn’t change the dates I guess her brother and his fiancée couldn’t change the date of the wedding because this place has a really long waiting list That’s the only reason Court is going back hoh his hair "Damn Poor Courtney She’s never talked to anyone about this?"

I shook my head "Nope I’uy, Mitch, and me"

"Shit," Layton said as he dropped his head back He looked back at me, and his eyes were filled with sadness "Reed, she really needs to talk to soer along the glass "I know I asked her if she wants to I even told her I would go with her, but she insists that she doesn’t need to I’ that maybe when she talks to Whitley about it, it will help Courtthe life out of her more and more I could ale weight had been lifted off her shoulders"

My cell phone started ringing, and I pulled it out of

"Hey," I said with a smile

"Hey back, handso at the bar, drinking a few beers, shooting the shit, and watching football You know, typical guy stuff"

Courtney let out a giggle "We just left the spa I feel a I’m so very relaxed Thank you for that," she said in a seductive voice

"You’re very welcome Dinner now?" I asked as I looked down at my watch "Your reservation isn’t for another forty-five ht it would"

"No, it’s good We’re actually going to take a walk around the property and…talk…"

When her voice trailed off, I knew she was scared

"Court?"

"Yeah?"