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"Thanks I’ll re for the birth of your child"

Layton’s head snapped over to irls walked up to us I looked them both up and down They barely had on any clothes They couldn’t have beena short-ass skirt with a practically see-through white tank top, smiled "Do I detect a Southern accent there, boys?"

Layton rolled his eyes "Yes, ma’am, you do We’re from Texas to be exact"

The redhead leaned in closer to ainst my arm "I’ve alondered what a Texas coould feel like insideto sound seductive

Holy shit, talk about blunt A year and a half ago, I would have been all over this girl, but now, all I wanted her to do was get the fuck away fro married tomorrow, so it looks like this is one cowboy you won’t be riding," I said with a wink

Her smile faded, but then she looked at Layton "What about you, cowboy? You look like you could be pretty fast and hard" She stuck her finger in her h "No, thanks I’ my child If y’all don’t mind, do you think you could move on, please?"

"Your loss, assholes," the blonde said

Then, they both turned around and walked away

I looked at Layton and began laughing "Dairl come on to me that blatantly"

Layton chuckled "She’s just lucky that Courtney didn’t see her rubbing her tits all over you Poor girl would have had to crawl out of this bar"

I let out a laugh and raisedoff the market"

Layton held his beer bottle toWhitley’s hand, waiting for her to say so about twoher about Noah

"I’ed me "I’m so sorry I wasn’t there for you I’h I knew so harder, and I pushed her away and looked into her eyes

"I should have kept asking you I should have been a better friend I should have known soh all that alone…that you’ve been dealing with this for so long all alone"

I smiled as I wiped away her tears, and she wiped awayReed helpedyou has also helped me in more ways than you will ever know"

Whitley took a deep breath and blew her nose in one of the tissues I’d grabbed on the way out to the courtyard I’d figured ould both break down crying and need them

"If I ever see higle "I think Reed will beat you to it, and I’ht, so you aveto let Reed and Layton deal with Noah first, but I’ain" Then, she threw her hands up to her ! Reed will kill him!"

I shook my head "Noah won’t be there I already asked my brother, and he said Noah had a business trip he couldn’t change, so he has to miss it My brother is pretty upset about it, but it would have been eitherThere is a still a chance he could end up going though if his trip is canceled so there is always the chance I o"