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"I wasn’t--"

"It sounded like you wereexcuses for why this won’t work," he cuts, reassuring his come to an end that it won’t be his fault, that it’s s are going to be perfect, but the idea of not having you, all of you, isn’t going to work for ot under my skin, per it"

Tears fill my eyes and slide down into my hair at his confession "This is a lot to take in," I sob as his fingers slide underti his lips acrossonto hi us to our sides with me tucked into the back of the couch, he pressesone hand behind htly around me "I love you, too," I whisper His body stills and his ar breath

"I know, baby" Feeling his lips at the top of my head, I lean my head back to look at hiht out before I went to the club last night"

"That was a short visit"

"It was just business," he mutters then searchesmy forehead into his chest

"Did you eat?"

"No, I had a Diet Coke," I say, cuddling deeper into hi myself relax

"You need to eat, and then I want to take you to the hospital"

"Why do I need to go to the hospital?" I ask, feeling ht

"I want theed with"

"Oh," I whisper, tilting my head back to look at him "You have a camera over the bar"

"I do Zack sent over the video, but it didn’t capture anything out of the ordinary The only person who poured your drinks was Eva--"

"She wouldn’t drughim off, and his lips brush over mine

"I know she’s your friend, baby, but everyone is a suspect right now" He’s right, and that sucks I like Eva a lot, but she is the only one I re me, I never would have left that drink unattended "We’ll face that bridge e coo to the hospital"

"Okay," I agree as he rolls us off of the couch and takesme sit as he makes me a peanut butter and jelly sandwich Then he sits withme to the hospital

"ARE YOU ON any kind of birth control?" the nurse asks as another woman places the needle inthe way Sven’s body has gone tight next to mine

"Are you on anythe woman in front of me place a sed breath as the tube fills with blood

"Have you taken any drugs in the last twenty-four hours that your aware of?"

"No"

"We should have the results for this test back in the next week If the drug is still in your system, ill let you knoe find"

"Thanks," I tell her then watch her and the other wo on my sweater, Sven takes my hand and leadssure I’et behind the wheel Once we’re halfway ho he hasn’t spoken