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"Well, hello there, Miss Miller," I heard, in an accent so faoose bumps up and down my arms

"Max!" I said, and dear God the eous It was obvious Max and Niall were brothers, even if Max’s hair was a bit lighter and he had ht nose, the sarin; Max’s just made far more appearances And ere they both tall

I hoped he’d assuhta photo of myself on the streets of New York, and not because I’d just realized how insanely gifted his faene pool was Then I noticed Will--sweet Jesus, Will looked like sin in a suit--standing just behind him on the phone where he offered ?" Max asked

"So hilove on over his left hand A thick wedding band gleaht "Don’t suppose I could talk you into joining us for coffee, then?" he asked

Will finished his call and stepped up beside hiree done

I’d already had a cup but how could I pass this up? "Sure Let’s do it"

"Excellent Willia his arm to me

I took it in sort of a daze, even more so when Max took reed to?

At a small café just up the block, I followed them both to a table near the back of the roo breakfast before work Our drinks were brought out almost immediately, and I couldn’t help wonder what Niall would think ofcoffee with his brother

"I saw a picture of Annabel," I said "She’s absolutely stunning Congratulations"

Max, who had been unwinding a scarf from his neck, beamed at me "Niall showed you my little miss?"

I nodded "She looks so ar packet "No way, not this guy," he said "Sara’s a knockout and that little girl is theto have her uncle Will standing at the door with a shotgun, ready to blow the balls off any boy who even looks at her wrong"

"Ta, William Couldn’t have said it betterIfI am well and royally fucked"

"Oh, you are," Will said, holding up his drink

"Do you have any children?" I asked Will

Max snorted into his water glass