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"On the way up here, we finally talked about it and got it straight"

"Ah," Hector nodded satisfied "No wonder So this is as recent as yesterday"

"Yeah," Abel pushed away froan to back away "What do youreally It’s just that a feeeks back at Noah’s she was talking about soot ht before with eyes that captivated Nellie or soht back to how tortured he’d felt that night and every tiht of her on her dates Eyes that captivated her? Noto hear about it

Hector said he had a live chat to get on with his girl, as at a chess tournaet to where he’d been dying to be all day--his rooin to describe how Nellie felt when Abel told her that McKinley and his detestable people not only already knew about their relationship but were using it to bait hi it He refused to tell her the ugly things they’d said He only said that itOf course, that only lad that he wanted to avoid the s about her or their relationship to upset hi Seeing her name in any of the headlines for whatever reason would have her hyperventilating for certain

It was the day of the fight Asto enjoy their day alone in Abel’s suite, Nellie was having the hardest tiot back to the room and told her about the brawl and the reason for it, she’d had a knot in her stoan, which she planned on ignoring The last thing she wanted was to have any sort of discussion that ht upset Abel He had strict instructions to relax all day and keep his head clear She knew bringing up the fact that Logan was still texting her about Sa today Even their love acts like so many of the hot and sweaty ones she’d experienced with him so far--the fun and dirty kind where they both ca cli had been slow, deep, drawn out, and beautiful Nellie wasn’t sure nohich she preferred ainst Abel’s chest, basking in the glow of the incredible clihtstand Abel reached for it, and she flinched, so he stopped and looked at her "What’s wrong?"

"Nothing," she said, caressing his incredible chest with her fingers

"You want your phone?"

She nodded, alreadyso juut She wasn’t sure what to expect Now she could only pray that it wasn’t Logan again and that Abel wouldn’t see his na out a slow breath when she saw the text was from Emily, she smiled at Abel and showed hi a strand of hair away froood?"

"It was the last time I talked to E the envelope with E was still fine She’d told her to text her if anything ca married this weekend"

I’ here at the airport, glued to theon and on nonstop about you and Saht of the decade! I’ll be turning off et to Phoenix, I’ll turn it on Call s Sweetie! <3

Nellie sat up, suddenly needing her inhaler Going on and on about her and Sauht she arrived in Vegas and all the people taking pictures Had they photographed her going into that staff only rooht of the decade? What in the world were they saying? Call me if you need to vent, cry, scream? What would upset her sovery concerned

Nellie wheezed in loudly She hadn’t realized she was having such a hard ti?" Abel was i her by the shoulders

She waved her hands in front of her frantically, the air she breathed in barely trickling into her lungs, but it wasn’t enough Scrarabbed her purse, spilling all its contents, and dropped to her knees, wheezing loudly as she fu for her inhaler

"What is it? What’s wrong with you?" Abel asked, already on his knees too then suddenly juasped as she found the inhaler, bringing it to herdeeply, but she knew that she was near that too-far-gone stage--the one where she usually had to ency roo