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I cut the thought off as I pushed froed the covers back and slipped into bed, pulling the blankets up to randparents forhts--them at the kitchen table, sweet tea in hand and pie on plates between theh hts of the deep and even breaths until my eyelids became heavy

And Seth never showed

Chapter 21

SETH DID show up the next ed my butt out of bed I opened the door to hih to note that he looked daood in dark nylon pants paired with a black henley God, he always looked daood

He handed over a coffee that I took without thinking "Get , I took a sip of the coffee "Don’t callhis hands on my shoulders, he turned reat in , I looked over my shoulder at hiht, but the question see as I sippedcoffee

He cocked a brow "Anytime now"

"I don’t like you," I murmured

A quick smile appeared and disappeared "Yeah, you do"

"I really don’t like you" I turned, using the ri on the bed, chin in his hand and elbow propped on his knee when I was finished getting ready His gaze tracked froray shirt, to where I’d pulled ood on you," he nore it, because I shouldn’t be so easily flattered

"The tag has already starting to fade," he coht It was a faint pink when I peeked at it in the mirror "How’s you’re head?"

"Okay" That bruise was also nothing too serious

He stood fluidly "You sure you want to do this?"

"Yes, I’et it "I--I need to do this"

Holding aze for a moment, a look that was akin to pain flickered across his face, but then it was gone as he extended an arm toward the door "Then let’s do this"