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"Are you happy now?" he asked

"I a there I lovesos I’ve learned to be honest about what I want--and what I don’t want I have learned fro breath "Yeah, I’, obviously"

She laid her hand over his "Do you really love my sister?"

"Yes"

"No hesitation I like that" She stood "I love her too She’s perfect for you"

He needed to ask, needed to know "Does that hurt you, that I’m in love with Calliope?"

She paused, tilted her head "Not at all I thinkon, don’t you think?"

"I think so" They both stood and he helped her with her coat "I’ed hier, no bitterness, nothing at all

She turned around and slad Calliope forced us into this I hope we can work on being friends someday Maybe even…in-laws?"

He so find Calliope, because he had a few ies to make, this time to the woman who really had his heart

Chapter Eleven

Calliope paced on the back steps of the hotel, switching fro in worry and angst for good measure

Her stomach was a ball of knots She could use her best friend and a tall ht now, but Tori was otherwise occupied somewhere with Brody She made a mental note to call her tomorrow for a full recap of what that kiss had been all about

She was going to give Wyatt another half hour-- her ass off out here--but also because he needed to cool off and so did she before they talked again

"You didn’t leave"

Her head shot up at the sound of his voice He was standing at the top of the stairs

"You’re not wearing a jacket," she said

"What?"

"It’s freezing out here Where’s your coat?"

"Inside"

"Then let’s go inside before you freeze to death"

"Calliope Aren’t you et sick and it’s cold out here I’ll yell at you inside"

He shook his head and helped her up the stairs and inside

"Where would you like me to yell at you?"

He punched the elevator button and they rode up in silence to the penthouse floor She noted the floor, but otherwise stayed silent, figuring she’d have plenty to say when they got to wherever they were going

When he pulled out a key card and slid it into the penthouse suite’s door, she turned to hiht"

"Huh" He pushed the door open and held it while she walked in When he flipped the switch, she resisted the urge to gasp

The room was opulent She’d alondered about the penthouse suite at this hotel Now she didn’t have to wonder anymore It was lavish, decorated in crea s and e than her entire house

"Would you like a drink?"

"No, thank you," she said, pulling off her coat and laying it over a chair As she rubbed her chilled hands together, she walked to the , surveying her entire town in one sweep Beautiful

But she wasn’t here to enjoy the view, so she turned to face him

"I know I meddled, that you asked me not to contact Cassie and have the two of you meet But here’s the proble to be whole until the past is firs the right way all the time, but I’ll always have your back I’ll alhat’s best for you So you knohat? What’s best for you is ht "What?"

"You’re right About all of it I did need to talk to Cassandra We both needed to exorcise the past We both did things that rong, but I was the worst I had it in my head that she was the enee She wasn’t the ene woood now We mended fences"

Some of the tension dissolved and she dropped her shoulders "Oh Well, I’lad Better now?"