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Kira sighed, and I knew she didn’t agree withfro fro hih all that pain without ever saying a word to anyone--including her

"So what happens now? With Liam," Kira clarified a few moments later

I exhaled heavily and lifted one shoulder in a lopsided shrug "Now I have to figure out what I want to do Lia to back off while I decided He basically said it was toabout that sounds like it’ll be easier forme, that’s exactly what it sounded like It sounded like he was giving up"

"I think he’s right to back off," Kira ine what it would be like trying to decide between the in the condo, there would be so ht now, you’re really too upset with Rhys for him to sway your decision in his favor If Liam was always around you, you’d only be able to think of hiht now, you only want hi before you left? That you didn’t kno to decide bethat you thought was right and"

"Who I wanted," I finished for her

"Right You think staying with Rhys is right only because of your past with him You know you want Liaain once your anger is gone So right now Rhys isaround would only ive you a real chance to make up your mind" Kira waved her hand between us and said, "All that to say I agree hat Liauess," I whispered "I can see what you ht now it hurts too much to understand"

Kira squeezedelse about Liaym, she put the car in park and looked at me "I know I’ve never been a fan of Rhys’s, but I never really had a chance to get to know hi with him--you basically shut out everyone else in your life, including et why now, I do You were very in love with hi you, I bet you could sense his worry over what little tiether, and thatinto that summer But now that he’s been here for a few days and I’ve talked to him a lot, I just want to say that I like him He’s really nice, Kennedy, I can see why that relationship destroyed you And I’s, sis It’s in the past, right?"

"Right," she agreed

"Coet this day over with I’ at yot to the drink station, Kristi walked past us with a death glare directed right at roaned and looked over to Kira when she patted my back, and mumbled, "So, this should be fun"

15

November 29

Liam

SHUTTING THE FRONT door of h the entryway and into the living room I found my parents, both of my aunts and uncles, and Kristi in thereand fourteen eyes locked onlook

"Your cousins all already went back to school a couple hours ago," Aunt Bree bit out "If you ondering or cared"

"U randparents are wondering why you barely said a word the other night, and then left as soon as dinner was over"