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"Water will do fine," Gregory insists I pour hi roo videos are still in a pile on the ugly yet hella charory’sairwith his backpack The wood stove is cold, only used for the chilliest of nights in the suh Jackroom and into the bedroom The door’s open, the queen-sized, brass bed just as un Jack sits at the desk in front of the s overlooking the sea, talking to someone on Skype on his laptop His disheveled tawny hair catches the sun, his lazy sweater and jeans onlyhis back look broader But I hardly have time to appreciate it, because at that exactto

"…but what if I ask her and –"

"Wren!" I screa over Jack’s shoulder "Look at you! I can’t believe you’re graduating early, you dumbass! Or, shit, I can’t call you that anylasses perched on his nose and his stubble dark, laughs

"No, you can’t"

"I think you should still call hiraduation cap "And hi, you Love the tan you’re working on"

"Hi sweetstuff," I coo back at her "It’s been too long"

"Isis, we talked last night"

"Too long! You should come back I miss you and the house misses you and the shitbaby cat misses you," I lament Jack reaches up and strokesaround on Skype

"Alright you two, I should go," He says

"Right! Talk to you later," Wren srowls and shuts the laptop quickly

"Hey gru took a shit in the bed"

Jack sighs and entwines his ar ain?"

"No," Jackmy hair "You smell like ocean"

"I smell like questions!" I correct, and turn to face hiot you so worked up, huh? You’ve been out of it for days And every time I catch you on Skype with Wren you always exit out so quick! Are you two sharing pn ? Is this a pn thing? Aory shouts from the kitchen

"Shut up!" Jack shouts back, then quickly adds "Sir!"

Gregory’s chuckles can be heard fros

"Hey, hey you" I pull away, cupping his face "If you don’t tellto die And then fly away Or, wait, reverse those two, I don’t think dead things can fly unless they are zoe-"

Jack’s mouth is so close to les cascading down roans and nuzzles into my neck I can feel the blush on his cheeks with my own skin

"Don’t make me say it twice"

"Jack, what the fk –"

"Marry me," He repeats "Marry me I want you to be my wife, Isis I want you to – I want you to be mine"

"I am yours, idiot," I kiss his neck

"I know But I want everyone to knoant your Mom and Dad to come out, and my Mom, and I want Wren and Kayla here, and Diana and Yvette, and Mira and Jah, do we have to invite Charlie?"