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He’s quiet I knohat he’s thinking but I don’t want to hear the words

"Mase, you hs and I hear his covers rustling "If not, you better worship the ground that girl walks on"

"I know, but how can I fix it if she doesn’t talk to me?"

"You ready to tellon with you and Jay?"

Neither of us responds because there isn’t anything to say I’m not sure I want to tell hi and I’d even entertained the idea that she was telling the truth, then Coop would be seriously pissed off atI didn’t need Apart from Hailey, he’s the one other person I’m really close to

I vow to et ain I’ll tell her everything that happened from the second Lily followed et through this next week’s garound she walks on I sit up, pull my shirt over htht away

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Floere still arriving every other day, the Wednesday before Kenzie’s wedding I’d had enough The delivery guy showed up right at three, just like clockwork He knocked on the door and I was all set to unleash my wrath on hienius The delivery guy, whose na short blonde hair that he always had styled in a faux hawk, and pretty green eyes I couldn’t really get a feel for his body since he was alearing long sleeves and jeans

I yank open the door, plaster on my sexy smile and bat my eyelashes a few times and he looks up at ine is a ‘stunned deer in headlights’ look as my eyes continue to run down his body It’s a pretty war and showing off his perfectly sculpted body, and a pair of cargo shorts that show off a few tattoos on his calves Shit! Maybe uy is out of est he beWhen has that ever stopped h? Be brave, Hailey, you need this

He clears his throat, hands htly and I darabs a hold of it again When I look up he is suy can’t have this effect on me; my emotions are under lockdown since shit hit the fan with Mason I have to pull it together I give hihten rip, he lets go I walk to the table in the hallway and place then for the flowers He handsit he grabs htly forward so that I’m closer to him now

I flinch I didn’there, holding o

"You’re beautiful"

I know I’ fifty shades of red because I can feel it "Thanks" I ain, and he even has perfect teeth How did I not notice hi for what’s his name "No problem"