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"Right, Cecily Who is she?"

As much as I wanted to say she was nobody, I knew I couldn’t To any other girl in my life, that would have been my immediate answerbut not to Kennedy "She was one ofmore than the fact that she was convenient to have around She also works for your uncle, and we’d beenuh, seeing each other for a handful ofever happened outside of work or our places If we happened to be out with the saether and that was it That hat I liked about her She wasn’t clingy, and she saw me simply as someone who could satisfy a need It wasn’t until I backed away and started turning her dohen you norescene so it would look like she had been wronged"

Kennedy raised an eyebrow and cleared her throat "Is this--is that what you’re wanting froer to indicate the two of us

I laughed and shook my head once "Are you serious? No If you were like the to pursue you--especially after the first ti to do with ht with ainning of this conversation "Oh, a little confident there? So many women fall at your feet that you don’t have to bother yourself with so one of the her hand, I pulled her up with me and over to the door Just before I opened it, I turned to face her and waited until her eyes were locked on mine "No one was ever worth the chase But you? You will be worth it every time I will always chase you, Kennedy"

8

June 27

Kennedy

AT THE SOUND of knocking, I shot Kira a look and stood to go open the door "I don’t need dates, Lia

"Yes, you do," he countered, and smiled at Kira

"I don’t do dates"

"Neither do I, which is exactly e should" Stepping into the doorway, he laid one hand on my waist and passed his lips across my forehead "You look beautiful"

It’d been teeks since I finally gave up trying to fightout in that time, he’d asked if he could takeon one ere together all the time, and dates to me meant that there would be a small title attached to ere--and I wasn’t a fan of titles anyht But I had to admit--with his confidence, sweet observation, and nonchalant attitude toward the whole night, he was already h with it

Afterhis deep voice tell me I looked beautiful, I shook my head and tried to hideit I even ht"

I stopped trying to fightall out, and I don’t even get flowers?" I asked, trying to sound hurt I clicked ue and whispered, "Strike one, Mr Taylor"

"You ht his other arhtly colored bouquet

"Aw, look at you being sweet"

"I tried," he said with a cheesy grin

I took the flowers fro up to put theht behind o"

"See you later," I called out to her after she’d retreated, and followed Liam outside and to his car My eyes widened in surprise when he opened the door for me, and I couldn’t hold back my smile as I slid inside