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Chapter 38

Mia

Los Angeles International Airport

Jenna: In Custoe claim?

Me: Yes! Will be there ASAP Can’t wait to see you!

I notified the driver to pull out of the cell phone waiting lot near LAX and head to the curb of the Tom Bradley International Terminal We had plenty of tih Custoe So I decided to while away that ti Adam some more

It had been almost two months since the duel, and he still wouldn’t telleverywith hie a revolt

We sat in a rented lih Ada hi an airport Thus, I had the benefit of hi a captive audience with no distractions I was prepared to use that benefit to get my way

"Let’s see…how about Star Wars Day?" I asked

"What?" He frowned

"May 4th?" At his blank expression, I elaborated "May The Fourth As in ‘May the fourth be with you’"

One dark brow rose "Stupidest pun ever Besides, we’re already past that date"

I shrugged "That date corew shrewd "Oh no you don’t I told you already, we are gettingto tell ed "Surprise parties are always fun Why not a surprise wedding?"

I scowled at him "Surprise parties are always fun? You threw a surprise party for me once that was definitely not fun And you’ve warned me never to throw one for you Not that I’d atteenius brain poould sniff out the secret long before it ever happened"

A slow, sht I’m the one who does the surprises"

My , Adarabbed ainst him "Maybe I already do"

I shook , I proo down any better than that surprise party did"

It was good that ere finally in the place where we could joke about one of the dark points in our life--the night that Adam had askedreasons The night I’d refused him and then walked into the ht years away froot to the point where you could laugh or smile about painful memories, then you knew you’d arrived at your happy place--at least for the ti

The s his jaw dramatically with his free hand as if he were a cartoon villain

"C’mon, Adam, I need a date," I whined