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"And I would rather be safe then sorry," I tell her, drying offher to stand between s "I need to know you’re safe," I say, and she studiesout a breath

"Okay, but only for today"

"I’ with you, Ellie, not when it co a boyfriend who’s a badass is annoying," she et used to it eventually," I proready for work and make sure Hope hasn’t painted herself or another wall?" she asks, referring to the last ti the wall in her roo ht you were ready"

"I still need to do o No offense, but the last tihts and her frozen dress, I was a little erabbing her ass and pulling her closer "And you don’t need makeup, you already look beautiful"

"You’re such a guy" She sher tighter againsther off, I cover her ue across the seaue slides acrossaway sloith one last kiss, I smile when her eyes flutter open and her hands reluctantly releaseher eyes heat and feeling her body melt intointo the kitchen, where I’h surveillance for one of the local businesses that’s been having a slew of break-ins over the last twoat the polish in her hand, I know this will be disastrous, even worse than her doing it herself, which is bad, considering she had polish covering her and her clothes the last tiet your nails done?" I say instead

"Weally?" she breathes happily

"Sure, sweetheart, then after, we can go see July at the vet"

"Yay!" she screaet your coat and shoes," I tell her, and she runs out of the kitchen Shutting down rabthe to the front hall and opening the door for the coat closet, I pull out her jacket that is hanging on one of the lower hooks

"Did you even look?" I ask, handing her the coat, knowing she never looks for anything; she always just says she can’t find whatever it is she’s looking for so that soet it for her

"I looked everywhere but there," she says seriously, ht back a smile

"Do you knohere your shoes are?" I ask

"Yep," she says, running to the living roo back a few seconds later with a pair of sparkly, red, kids’ plastic heels on that remind me of The Wizard of Oz