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I look over at Elle and she’s watching us with that mom look The one that says, ‘now children play nice’ I s will be fine I take a seat on the couch; Mason sits up and faces me

He looks like hell, as I do We sit in an unco what to say or do Elle walks over to Ryder, picks hiuess she senses our need to talk, and now it’s just the two of us with this ugly cloud loo over us

"I’m sorry" We both say at the same time

"Go ahead" I tell Mason

"I’ to keepyou to keep a secret for me I shouldn’t have done that I know you think that so went on with Lily at the bar but it didn’t She was pissed because I stopped her froets up off the floor and sits on the other end of the couch

I flinch when he says ‘ht wrong "Is what you’re keeping that i happened between you two?"

Mason considers"Yes and no Yes because I didn’t want her ruining Hunter and MacKenzie’s wedding and I don’t want her to come between Cooper and Jaylinn" My eyebrows furrow in confusion "But it wasn’t worth ruining us It actually doesn’t have a da to do with us I asked you to trust iven you a reason not to trust me?"

I answer honestly "No you haven’t, Mason But what’s done is done now I can’t help how it felt seeing you with her"

He nods in agreement So much has happened in the last twenty-four hours

"What’s this big secret anyway? Will you at least tell h all this trouble

Mason shifts on the couch so his body is facingto do with us, like I said, and it’s not going to change the way things are now" He ht but I don’t pay hi under , Mason Too much has happened Secrets were kept and lies were told"

He runs his fingers through his hair, soht So to tell you any way" He looks up at me and watches me closely "First, I never cheated on you I talked to Lily this ? What the hell? "And she said that she and Brittany were justaround with you" I’ but Mason cutsIt was sick and cruel but you should have known better"