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"One day at a tiivesto convince me that her words are true and I want to believe her, I do I would give anything for that to be true, but it seeht never be "I know that’s not what you want to hear but trust ets when he seesfor you Jay, and doesn’t knohat to do about it Mason and Cooper are cut froainst it They are their oorst ene how she did it and how she convinced Mason "How did you finally get through to hi her hand in my hair, "I didn’t He finally opened his eyes and saas right in front of him Cooper will see it too, you just wait The Cahills are all hard headed"

I laugh through the tears, she’s right Even MacKenzie is hard headed

I eventually dry my tears and store all this information away for later Hailey and I watch some movie on Lifetime and we both drift off asleep

Mason and Cooper co over to hang out with us too and we are all going to figure out e’re doing for New Year’s I’ low key with MacKenzie’s due date nexton the recliner with Hailey’s head resting on my shoulder when Cooper cohtly towards hinant princess

"You okay, Twinkle Toes?" Cooper whispers in my ear

I nod as I try to inch a little closer to hi roo has she been asleep like that?"

I look over to the clock, "About three hours"

Mason swears under his breath He stalks over to us and lifts her with ease into his arms and lays her down on the couch and covers her with a blanket Hailey barely even stirs

"Let’s go talk" Cooper says as he extends his hand tolike that for as long as I have has rab Cooper’s hand and he leads us to the spare bedroom upstairs where Cooper and I norht Cooper shuts and locks the door behind us

My eyebrows shoot up

"Strip"

My eyes go wide in surprise It’s not uncommon for Cooper to say this toa h to me any other way, or when he wants the bare and exposed me, the one where I can’t hide my emotions or run

"Strip" Cooper repeats, his eyes never break froe to shiver at the intensity

There’s so atmy socks off first, I slowly reach for the helance over at Cooper who is looking at oose bu my skin and from the ferocious passion of Coopers stare I toss my shirt somewhere behind me then unbuttontheaze over at Cooper, he’s staring at s and they stop at the fancy script tattoo on my hip; Inhale the future, exhale the past