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"And if Frank finds us?" I asked, tears streah to show his face here, then I’ll deal with him That’s if I don’t find him first"

"I don’t want that, O’Connell Pro for hiive up onup on you, it was about helping you to succeed"

"The only way I can do that is with you behindto cheat on you In case you haven’t worked it out, I’onna need more reassurance than you do" He comforted me with a smile

"I’m scared, O’Connell," I ad his arms for me to climb into

We moved under the covers, and the tension left my body as I melted into his warmth

"We’re family now, Em I’m yours and you’re mine and no one can take that away froainst the pain inhad made my voice raspy

"I love you, O’Connell"

He kissed my temple as he whispered back, "No one’s ever said that to me before I love you, too, sunshine, and I can’t lose you So proain Even if Frank becomes a threat, I need you to promise that you’ll believe in ht for us alone"

"You’re pretty relentless, you know that, don’t you," I told hiht for us as hard as you will You realise that this isn’t going to be easy, though There’s so much that we don’t know about each other, and there are plenty of people who don’t want us to ers back and forth between et to know each other, the good and the shite As for the fuckers ant to try to keep us apart, let the"

I smiled with happiness for the first time in what felt like weeks There never had been any real chance of convincing hi what kind of a shitty start he’d had at the hands of that bitch, I no longer wanted to try His dream was the same as h that I hat he truly wanted, then I was going to grab onto this drearain of sand," I whispered

"What does that mean?" he asked

"It’s frorain of sand

And a heaven in a wildflower,

Hold infinity in the palm of your hand

And eternity in an hour’

To me it means that this one rain of sand, but it will change our lives forever, and there is nothing closer to heaven than the two of us here together"