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"Sorry"

There was a long pause, and just when I realized that I hadn’t said anything else, he asked, "You okay?"

"Of course!" I shook off the sick feeling and straightened in ht up at the endI’m just a little out of it But what do you want for dinner?"

"I already ordered Chinese so you wouldn’t have to cook or anything since you had to go in on your day off"

A smile pulled at my lips "Sounds perfect, I’ll be there in a few ht in helping his h Mrs Easton had always been a little flighty, Jagger would do anything to take care of his mom Just as he had always done for Charlie and me

I KNOCKED ON Grahaer, and ju ed irl?"

"Can’t breathe," I choked out, and hit him as hard as I could "God, Deacon!" I hissed when he released me, and hunched over to pull in quick and uneven breaths as I tried to fill lared up at him like he’d lost hisslammed into a brick hen you do that?" I tried to hold, I was s at his chest to walk into the house, I shook my head "I am mad at you, you justto stop breaking my heart and realize you’re in love withh, then pulled away and skipped ahead of him "Hmmlet me think"

"Never," Grahaulfed in his hug

"Co heart"

"She’ssister!"

"And I’m also taken," I chimed in, and Deacon did a dramatic move like I’d just wounded hiirls have you been with this week alone, Deacon?"

"Three," he responded immediately, and a wry s "And that would be nuross, and obviously not brokenhearted"