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Natalie

One Year Ago

The concert had been over hours ago, but the band still had another thirtyfans I tried not to letin line show on my face as I continued to do my job

I just wanted everyone to leave, so that I could wrap this night up and go out with Devlin That wasn’t asking too et to spend a little ti what nor to share hi very much

For the last few days we hadn’t even had a few minutes alone, and it was about to drivesomeone pop up on us on the bus, or cli up to keep me out of his arms

I was starting to think that fate didn’t want ether But that was ridiculous It had taken us a long ti each other rather than fighting our feelings I was happy, and there wasn’t anything on the planet that would keepwith Devlin Cutter

Without even realizing what I was doing, I stopped anddown at his table while the fans made their way fro at his He was s a hts in the world, the way his aquaes and his three-day-old beard hid the dimples that I was such a sucker for His even, white teeth stood out against his dark tan complexion and made me want to kiss him to see if he still tasted like the toothpaste he’d used before taking the stage earlier that night My heartwith another part of my anatomy when I saw that smile

“It’s weird that one ofmy dad,” Harris complained as he stopped beside me

I turned to fron at hito tease ood friends with my little sister, Jenna, and I’d always had a soft spot for Harris despite the fact that I’d seemed to always be in love with his father from the moment I’d laid eyes on hiht that it eird that I was dating his dad, then I wanted to deal with it now

Harris grinned up atme so much of his father that it was hard not to love this kid as if he were my own Yeah, now that was the weird part I enty-two years old to his fifteen That was extre with you I think it’s kind of cool that you are with Dad He’s smiled a lottime”

Relief washed over me and I punched him in the arm “You are such a punk, you know that?”