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“I’m okay How’s Paris?”

“Paris is fabulous as always What have you been up to?”

Hearing his voice was music to my ears As pissed as I was at him, I still found comfort in his voice

“Not much I’ve been busy ork”

Adalynn looked at ed “Well, Ian, I just called to say hi and that I’ll be flying hoet back”

“Sounds good, Adalynn Have a safe flight ho Bye”

“Bye”

“Thank you, Adalynn,” I said as a tear fell from my eye

She looked at ,” she said as she huggedtalk with him”

“It doesn’t matter What’s done is done, and I could never be with soet over it and er”

“Christht?”

I shook my head “No, I don’t want to be anywhere near Malibu when Christ as you want But, I don’t want you alone on Christirl, and I can take care of myself”

There was a knock at the door, and Adalynn and I looked at each other I walked to the door, looked out the peephole, and saw Andre standing there, holding flowers in front of his face

“Hello, irl” He smiled “I wish I could take credit for these beauties, but they were just lying by the door when I walked up”

“Thanks, Andre Come on in” I smiled

I took the beautiful red roses froed them in a vase “There isn’t a card Are you sure these aren’t froainst the door when I walked up”

Adalynn walked out from her bedroom and looked at the flowers “Oh, pretty Who are they for?”

“We don’t know There wasn’t a card and Andre said they were propped up against the door when he got here”

“Andre, I need to have a ith you”

“Did I do so, Adalynn?” he asked

“No, of course not I’ Paris toer I need you to keep an eye on her while she’s here”

“No probleirl co me crazy “I appreciate that, Andre, but I’ll be fine”