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"Give me a chance, Sawyer Tomorroe’ll have a date A farees He looks doubtful, but he agrees

Forty-Nine

"I’h the door an hour later

Chloe puts down her pen and turns to ether and pregnant now?" She looks at the clock "All before five o’clock Well done"

"Not pregnant Sawyer has a son" I kick offon the edge of s crossed

"Wait, what?" Chloe looks confused "I thought you were joking"

"Nope," I say, swinging my foot "Oh! Do you knohat this s," she says, concernthrough labor"

"Yeah, no That wasn’ton a date tomorrow The three of us" I set my soda down and open my laptop, propped up on ether?"

"Yes" I nod "Not exactly"

"Yes, not exactly?"

"He’s a little hesitant He doesn’t think I’m into children" My hands fly overSawyer Caetting up to dig into our snack pile

"That I, Everly Jensen, aefield, Connecticut ever saw"

Chloe grins "We were a good tearee and s for online, then send Sawyer a text telling him to pick me up tomorrow at 10:45 a, intending to be outside when Sawyer arrives so he doesn’t have to park the car and get out with Jake But I find hi for me in the lobby instead, a miniature version of hiht, which I know is scientifically unlikely as I’ ho in Sawyer’s usual spot, near the ainst the ith their hands in their pockets in identical poses Sawyer’s wearing jeans and a grey sweater Jake’s in jeans and a navy sweater with a child-sized neck tie over that It’s navy and red striped anda collared shirt

"Hi" I s to meet you outside so you didn’t have to park"

Jake shakes his head "When you pick up your friend who is a girl, you park your car and go inside" He looks up at Sawyer for confirht, buddy" Sawyer nods back, the corners of his eyes creased in amusement They obviously had a conversation about this when they parked

"Well, thank you" I bend down to Jake’s level I don’t bend over at the waist and loom over him I hate that I bend at the knees so our heads are level and extend my hand to him "I’m Everly"

He shakes my hand very seriously and tells s him up in his arms and we head outside

"What’s with the tie?" I whisper to Sahile alk to the car

He shakes his head "Hell if I knoearing a tie when I met him He asked for one of his own and wears it every day" We arrive in the parking lot and Sawyer guides er door for me