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"You’ve seen it?" I asked darkly, each word co out slowly

"Yeah, I helped Charlie stock the place up on food for you!" she said on a laugh, like I should’ve known And ht have

I bit back a curse and forced a tight-lipped smile "Ah Well, thanks for that It was, uh, nice to not have to go to the store first thing"

"Of course, Jag, anything for you"

Oh God Just as I was about to ain

"I alant to be able to take care of you"

Fucking hell "Uh" I rubbed the back of hed aardly "LeAnn, uh, I appreciate it But it’sit’s been four years"

Her determined look didn’t falter as she closed the space between us "Well, two if you count" She trailed off

If you counted the week Ben and Grey got engaged, and the week I was trying to forget that the girl I wantedmarried That had been the last time I’d been with anyone, and I literally would have been with any girl just as long as I could try to forget for a few hours every day as co in a short time

I looked away from her and tried to sound uninterested as I prayed to God there was so time, LeAnn, you can’t tell me you haven’t found someone else in that tiirl finally cracked, and she blinked rapidly as her head jerked back "Waitare you telling--have you found someone?"

"I’m sorry" It was all I could say in that tied to Grey, whether she wanted ed to her still, and LeAnn was definitely soo back to

She released er? You promised ether!"

I’d said that because it was the only way she had let raduation I looked around to see the otherat us, and benthteen, LeAnn I didn’t even really knohat that kind of a promise meant, and there’s so ht ould still be together, but we haven’t even talked in over two years"

"Who is she?" she demanded, and I blew out a heavy breath as I shook my head