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When Sophie and I crawl into bed that night, we’re both suntanned and lethargic frolad our families met," she says around a yawn

"Me too"

"What did you and uess she noticed that I commandeered him all afternoon

"Mostly we talked aboutJust small talk," I lie

I won’t tell Sophie, but I’d told her father that I’m madly in love with her She’s it forand told hi her He stood there with a serious expression as though he was sizing up not just me as a man, but also my intentions After a tense moment, he smiled and shook my hand and then welcomed me into the family Our mid-day fuck was actually a celebratory fuck, she just didn’t know that

"Let’s get so to stop any further questions

Chapter Twelve

Colton

The following Tuesday at work, I get a series of phone calls froo to voiceone crazy I’y session about trying to turn around the third quarter before the earnings report colance down at the screen The text from Kylie causes

Colton, answer your damn phone! Where are you?!

At the office, what’s up? I type out, annoyed

You need to co at the words on the screen, I try and fail to co We’d just spent the weekend with Sophie’s fa tired, but she’d been fine No This had to be so myself fro that I was ondown the stairs There’s no tiirl needsto…"

"I know Kylie just told me"

"Oh God, Colton, it’s horrible"

I drive like a rocket all the way to Kylie’s When I reach her house, I don’t bother knocking, I chargeSophie

Instead I find Kylie in the front rooht "Thank God you’re here"

"Where is she?" I bark