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“Mn those papers on Monday”

I held perfectly still,“You don’t?”

“No” His hand crept up, fingers stroking below e I had to remind myself to breathe But he didn’t even see on htened around me “There’s no reason it can’t wait We could spend soh“David, are you serious about this?”

“Yeah, I a But I’ve been thinking it over I don’t … shit, I didn’t even like having you out of ht the last few hours, but you looked like you needed to sleep I don’t want us to sign those papers”

I squeezed ht and sent up a silent prayer “Then on’t”

“You sure?”

“Yes”

He pulled oing to be fine,” I sighed happily The reliefdown I’d have landed on the floor

Suddenly he sniffed at his shoulder and underar to have a shower” He gave me a quick kiss and rolled out of the bed “Kicklike this Don’t letabout our being together like it would be an everyday thing I loved it so much, I didn’t even care how bad he s of the doorbell echoed through the house just after ten David slept on against my back He didn’t stir at all With a couple more hours sleep I felt happily half hu not to disturb him I pulledmy best not to break my neck in the process In all likelihood it would be more deliveries

“Child bride! Let me in!” Mal hollered from the other side of the door He followed it up with an iainst the solid wood Definitely the drummer “Evvie!”

No one called o However, it ht be better than “child bride”

I opened the door and Mal barreled in, Tyler dragging hi and playing music with David until the wee small hours, I wasn’t really surprised at his condition The poor over from hell He looked like he’d been punched in both eyes, the bruises froy drink was attached to his lips

“Mal What are you doing here?” I stopped, rubbed the sleep from my eyes Wake-up call, it wasn’t even my house “Sorry, that was rude It’s just a surprise to see you Hi, Tyler”

I’d been hoping to have my husband to myself today, but apparently it wasn’t to be