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"I’ht I wasn’t thinking I swear to you I will from now on It’s just that in the past, I’ve done sodeal at all But listen toclear "don’t you ever think it’s because I’ I wantthe days--the hours I miss you so much"

She was quiet for a moment, and he squeezed his phone Finally he heard her exhale "Don’t take any more chances Please I don’t knohat I’d do if they took the entire summer away from us"

From that moment on, he swore, no more chances It wasn’t even about his parents anymore He still had Sal and Grace to think about If he fked up, enough they could forbid hiether "I proood"

Astime with Rose this summer, especially now that he had to make up for lost time, he also knew he had to put in extra hours at the restaurant

Sal would let hi the summer, but he couldn’t count on that forever He needed his oheels Not only that, he knew Rose was ready to take their relationship further, and she just wasn’t a backseat girl, not to hih saved up for a few times at a hotel, but based on how crazy it made him to just kiss her, a few tiht he had their first tio to dinner then et a room at one of the fancy hotels on the beach for the rest of the evening He hadn’t anticipated how their extended ties He’d only been in town three days when he’d gone over to Sal’s place to help Rose babysit Sal and Grace’s baby boy Sal had agreed to let Vince hang out with Rose that evening as long as he behaved

Of course Vince had every intention of behaving He wasn’t about to get his ass thrown out of La Jolla after he’d already blown the firstTV in the front room with Rose as she cradled the baby to sleep, he walked with her into the nursery to put hi baby for a few els

"Isn’t he perfect?" Rose whispered

"Yeah," Vince nodded in agree her hand in his

They tiptoed out of the roo the monitor with her, so in case he woke, they’d hear hiood that way Sal and Grace lucked out I’ve babysat other kids before, and most babies are not this easy"

Vince stopped to kiss her in the hallway He couldn’t wait anymore Even while she’d cradled the baby to sleep, he kept slipping in a few kisses, but he had her all to hi he wanted to do

Pulling a few inches away from her, he stuck his hand in his pocket and pulled out a silver bracelet Her eyes greide at the sight