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I scoldedmy relationship I was more reserved and in constant need of reassurance Yet I couldn’t open up to Jaxon and tell him about iven her an earful and I didn’t want to betray her trust But then I was betraying hiet ht in the middle? They both meant so much toreat relationship, after all, and I didn’t want to be the reason for any falling-out

I sed it down and plodded through the year Exaht up withpicked upto hitas much time at the library whenever I had any free time I couldn’t afford to loseelse

I saw Jaxon less and less It got to the point he would show up at the bar duringme contentedly while he sipped a few beers with Trevon

Even filthy, he was irresistible, and every girl in the bar knew it Of course there were ti up, and when that happened, they literally flocked to hih at the way he brushed each and every one of theirls were beautiful Not in the fake sense either, but totally real and beautiful, and incredibly nice When they’d hear he was taken they didn’t try and pursue, but rather took it like cha him the best

Still I hated it My mind darkened and I’d wonder if he brushed them off because I was in the sa up a stor further This was before us, but just how did soe in the blink of an eye? My ht, and Jaxon has always coht, ht, and the bar was packed I was running like ulars who kneell

"Holy shit," I heard a familiar voice exclaim "Sara!"

I spun around and cauy I blinked up at his face and s Mackenzie, holy shit If it hadn’t been for that unchanging face, I wouldn’t have knoho he was He was huge now, sa inthe aard and lanky boy two years ago, and couldn’t wait to tell Jaxon when I got ho Lexi stop dead in her tracks to check hio"

"That’s great What’re doing with yourself lately?"

"Gotinstructor, and best place to do that would be in the city, right?"

I nodded "Absolutely A lot of fat people here"

He laughed "Yeah, there are How about you?"

"Yeah, good"

"Is this your full ti at UW Law Will be done second year in the next couple enuinely aton his tanned face "You still hanging around Jaxon Barlow? I reuys used to be"