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"--back in Los Angeles until you graduate"

The door to the suite clicked open, saving me "Pax?"

"In here," I called out

Penna walked in, her gaze darting between Brandon and me "Oh, hey, Brandon I didn’t realize you were in Barcelona"

"I was just leaving," he said, redoing his tie and standing "Good to see you, Penelope Pax, try to stay out of jail, okay? Not all the shit you guys like to pull is legal"

We said our good-byes and he walked out,with the sound of the door closing behind him

"Why the hell is he here?" she asked

I loved Brandon, but he didn’t do anything that didn’t suit his i him, he honestly flew over here to find out what kind of deal I struck with Dad and how tohe can use against you"

And now he knew about Leah

Fuck

…

"I’ll expect your papers filed in eCaion professor said into the bus microphone as we parked at the cruise terh churches that they’d all started to blend in by the afternoon All except La Sagrada Faht have been the coolest church I’d ever seen in my life

"Ready?" I asked Leah as I stood in the aisle She clutched her bag with both hands

"Yes," she said, scooting out froain? You’re so talkative today Everything okay?" I asked, ready to poke her in the side to get her to talk toin front of me

I didn’t knohether to shake her or kiss the shit out of her My entire body screa all day next to her, watching her smile at architecture when I wanted her to se shao said

I may as well have not existed

We filed off the bus and headed for the ship "Hey, Leah, we’re over here," I said, pointing to the quicker entrance She looked up at et a read on her eo and I were going to grab dinner, so I think I’ll just go in the norether in a flat line

Fucking ouch

"Okay, well, then you two kids have fun," I said, forcing a sht?"