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I thought it was really cute the guys all called her Tink It was short for Tinker Bell because she was so small and blond Even if her personality was more shark than woodland sprite, the nickname fit

Cora lifted a shoulder and let it fall "I dunno I’hed "Oh, couy at heart Of course he was gonna make an honest woman out of you and ask you to marry him"

She held her hand out in front of her and turned it so that the light frolinted of the jewels She really did look like a hip and trendy version of a Disney character

"He didn’t ask rin pulled at her aped at her "You’ve got to be kidding me!"

"Nope He took me out to dinner, which was really nice since we haven’t really had a ton of alone tihtto be there but Roht" She blinked rapidly and wrinkled her nose I think she was about to cry before she reined it in "He also asked my dad for permission, which is so crazy Ro, ever" She put a hand to her chest and sighed "He got down on one knee and told me he didn’t care if we lived in the rental forever or if we lived in a tent in the woods as long as ere together forever Then he toldtoat me "Then he put this on me and told me I’m never allowed to take it off"

I didn’t think that sounded very romantic but apparently it had been because it was the only ti Cora look so drearatulations" I was really happy for her She was a very cool chick and had a beautiful fa horror that had been just outside o and it was a shit show It all feels different when it’s the right person Like it just settles into your bones and you just know it’s the way it’s supposed to be"

Rowdy’s fingers tightened on the back ofin his face

"Well, tell the big guy we’re all happy for the two of you and you do realize this e of Roht?"

She opened her ether She narrowed her eyes at Rowdy "Over my dead body"

She turned on her coo of his hold on ed the subject to the one I was trying to actively avoid thinking about

"I think you should pack up Poppy and come stay at my apartuy to serve hied husband wasn’t froure out how he had located Poppy, finding him was a much more difficult task than it should have been And really a restraining order wasn’t any kind of guaranteed protection Royal had been brutally clear with Poppy when she explained that all it did was enable the police to arrest Oliver for violating the order, but he could very alk right through it if he was as intent on getting to her as he seee of the desk and looked up at hih my lashes "Yeah That would probably hed "It would probably s as well"

He reached out and tugged lightly on the ends of my hair "They’ll find him"

"How do you think he even knehere to look for her, where I lived?"

"I dunno Maybe he searched for you on the Internet All he would have to do is search Google and you pop up as the er of the shops here I’m not sure how he narrowed it down to what apartht have told so with you?"

There was subtext there I didn’t want to hear even though it was loud and clear I sighed and h

"You think she talked to one of my parents, don’t you?"

He put his hand on the back ofaway for you was different You never cared what they thought, never wanted to fit into the mold that they had crafted for you Poppy wasn’t like that She valued your dad’s opinion She wanted to please him and have him love her unconditionally That’s a hard habit to break free froht next to him If ere anywhere but at work I probably would have jumped him and kissed him all over

"Can you watch the front for o upstairs and talk to her really quick"

He nodded and crossed his arms over his chest "Take it easy on her I know it’s been a long time and a lot ofunder his thue to run ly as I moved around him and made my way upstairs The door to Cora’s office was open and she was on the phone at her desk Poppy was standing in front of one of the fun-house h out loud and had her turning around to glare at me