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“What is it?” he asked, his voice urgent Maybe a little bit desperate

“Four, three—”

She shook her head A reprieve She had a reprieve fro him how she felt

“Two, one Happy New Year!”

There was a barrage of the noise Syne” blared from the sound system, but Heather didn’t hear any of it

Because Josh’s mouth was on hers, his lips sweet and tender as they poured a world ofthey stood there, her arms wrapped around his neck, his around her waist, and it took her several seconds to register that so her na the waring on her arm like an iht with excitement “But you till have to finish that later Did you hear? Brooke and Seth are engaged”

Heather’s e curls bouncing all over the place “Seth pulled her into their bedrooht Nobody noticed they disappeared, but when they caet myself a billionaire hotel tycoon, that’s for sure”

Heather was already scanning the roolimpse of Brooke’s blond hair and happy sot sed by the ishers

She glanced back at Josh “I have to—”

He winked “Go I’ll be around”

Heather and Jessie fought their way through the crowd to get to their friend, and though Heather’s heart was bursting with happiness for her friend, she couldn’t resist a quick glance over her shoulder at Josh

He atching her, and grinned when she aze But her own smile faltered, because she could have sworn that amid the crowd and the festive mood and the celebration, Josh Tanner suddenly looked rather alone

And very, very sad

Chapter Twenty-Seven

DO YOU THINK WE even want to an asked, holding up three ee bag

“I doubt it,” Josh said, eyeing the label “That shit’s the good stuff Seth certainly goes all out for New Year’s Eve”