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Luke sat there a moment, speechless When he recovered, he turned her so that she faced hiht now"

"What kind of pact?"

"No matter what happens to us, we are friends, and you are a part of the Walker fa to keep you from Lauren, or frolossed over with tears "Luke-"

He brushed his lips over hers "I’m serious, Julie No matter what, you have et Cici and your stuff and go to my place where I know you’re safe"

"You want to take Cici with us?"

"She’s your family," he said "So yes I want to take Cici"

"That means a litter box," she rehed "Oh hoish"

She wasn’t arguing and that said she was really rattled, or he was getting through to her Ortheed herthe very male need to have her in his bed, he was far more disturbed by that journal than he’d let on

She’d grocery shopped with Luke

Julie stood in his kitchen, in soft cotton pink sweats, a Victoria Secrets ‘Pink ’ T-shirt, and fuzzy pink slippers, dicing tomatoes for a salad She was out of her personal space, her zone, and yet she felt oddly at peace

Julie cut her gaze to the side and shetti sauce barely a foot away fro in various spices here and there as if it were a science She decided right then that there was soun and a spatula

Looking down as she heard a soft purr Julie realized that Cici was once again wrapping herself around Luke’s feet, but he didn’t see The cat loved Luke Her chest tightened Love God Was she falling in love with Luke? Had she already?

He tasted the sauce "Love it"

"What?" Julie asked, jolted by his words

"The sauce is exactly the wayin relief "And you only had to call her three tirinned like that "She loves it when I call her"

"She was in a ed "She didn’t mind"

She arched a brow "Youher date"

"If he can’t take the good with the bad, he shouldn’t be around"

"That’s evil, Luke"