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She nodded and pressed a lingering kiss toaway "I’ll see you in a few hours, Liam Taylor, I promise"

And just like that, the lastI’d been worrying about and afraid of suddenly felt like it had been worth the trouble Turning around after she’d driven off, I went back into the gyht my dad’s eye

"Let’s do this, old man"

December 5

Kennedy

I GOT HOME as fast as I could, and practically ran to the condo My sudden entrance seeuard, but I had too much adrenaline to think about ityour conversation! Apparently I like to do that," I said with an aard laugh, and looked directly at Rhys "Do you think we could go to dinneralone? I was hoping to talk to you about so"

Rhys’s eyes darted over to Kira, but didn’t stay there for e really quick" He pulled out his bag from behind the couch, and carried it down the hall and intooff into space "I swear it’s nothing against you, I just need to do this I need to talk to him"

"Yeah, no I get it," she murabbed her ar past me "Are you okay? You’ve been so weird the last week or so"

"I’?"

"Nothing, I’ to dinner will giveback," I offered, but she shook her head as she pulled her arht now I’ll see you when you get back"

I stood there staring at her closed door until I heard Rhys walk back into the room

"Ready? And can we take my truck? I haven’t had a reason to drive in a while"

"Yeah, sure," I murmured, then shook my head "Yeah, I aed "Yeah, she’s seemed fine all day, why?"

"Huh Okay Well, yeah, I’m ready"

The entire ride was tense, and I wondered if Rhys somehohat decision I’d made Conversation was short and strained, and I was thankful e pulled up to the restaurant so ould have the distractions of food and other people We didn’t speak or look at each other as we glanced over the menu and placed our orders, and as aited for the food, the conversation became as aard as it had been in the car It wasn’t until the food had been placed in front of us that I finally felt like I could tell hian at the same time he said, "I need to talk to you, Kennedy"