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When our eyes meet, her s?”

I hand her the envelope

“Maybe he got , Katie” She pullsmakes a tear slip free

“I just et it to him They’d knohere he was and forward it on This means” My words trail off because I can’t even say it Could so, and worse, I don’t even kno to get a hold of so

“You don’t knohat it ot out All done It’s been over a year now, and I remember you told me he had a year before he retired That hen you first started writing”

Her words bring ? Giveahold of hier in the Marines, we’re done

That doesn’t hurt as much as the other possibility, but it still cuts deep Deeper than I ever thought possible

“Katie!” Ta my shoulders in a firm hold “That man is not done with you Trust me Think about it You know him better than anyone You have to with as much as you trite back and forth”

“You’re right” No ould he just stop coms of love for me like I do for him, but we had a deep friendship, not one that could easily be tossed aside

“I’ in a few days” She drops her hands from my shoulders and runs her eyes down my body

“You look sexy”

“Sexy? Really?” I don’t think sexy is a word that can be used for me, but I have to adht with soff more of my curves than usual It’s white, but I paired it with a red necklace and earrings that match my hair Tammy helped me pick out the jewelry

I even put on a littleto leave it down tonight