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"Julie, honey, wake up! Julie!"

Julie blinked awake "Lauren?" She pushed to a sitting position "What happened?" Her gaze lifted to find Luke at the end of the bed, staring at her with an unreadable look

"You were screaain?" Luke asked softly

She nodded "Yes About Elizabeth" Cici jumped on the bed and smacked Julie in the face with her tail

"That’ll wake you up," Lauren laughed

"She’s got all kinds of evil ways to wake a person up," Julie said, running her hand down Cici’s back and noting the 9 a in until lunchtiot in earlier"

"I hate that you left your honeymoon like this"

"I hate that you didn’t call us sooner"

"I’ll leave you two to talk," Luke said

"Luke," Julie said quickly

He glanced back at her, arching a brow

"I had soht, but Blake showed up"

He stared at her for a long, intense fewfar Not yet"

Not yet There was an underlyingto that answer, she was certain There was still hope He left the room and Lauren lowered her voice, "Yoas that?"

"I’ll let you knohen I figure it out"

Julie and Lauren talked for a good hour before Julie showered and pulled on a pair of black sweats and a red t-shirt Lauren had brought her Sooner or later she had to go shopping – that was, if she lived through thisLuke, she opened the bedroo in the living room Lauren stood up froer to her lips

Julie stopped at the edge of the room, across from the leather chair Luke occupied and knew this call had to be Arel After a few seconds, he ended the call "It’s not good Arel wants ht"

"That’s iht?" Royce asked

"The iavewhat Luke had said when her apart Arel

"So basically," Royce said "He wants the journal"