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“Hey,” he said, co okay?”

“Yes Can we talk?”

“Sure” He ushered , Jack”

Theoff the microphones, I assume He didn’t seem overly irritated with the interruption Instruanized chaos We stood in the corner, out of view of the rest

“Martha came to see me,” I said once he’d closed the door He stood tall in front of ainst the wall and looked up at hi down after the sprint Had been But noas here and he was so darabbing at hi “Martha?”

“It’s okay,” I rushed on “Well, you know, she was her usual self But we talked”

“About what?”

“You two, s to think about Are you busy tonight?”

His eyes widened slightly “No Would you like to do so when I woke up, when I realized you’d gone I’ve missed you a lot, the last month I don’t think I ever told you that”

He exhaled hard “No … no, you haven’t I ”

“Another time”

“Definitely” He took a step closer ’til the toes of his boots touched mine No one had ever been more welcome in my personal space “I’d promised we’d start here early or I would have been there when you woke”

“You didn’t tell s to deal with I thought it could wait”

“Right That et hts in order After a whole lot of slow and painful, everything seeht, Ev?”

“Oh, I’ to dinner at my parents’”

“Am I invited?”

“Yes,” I said “Yes, you are”

“Okay Great”

“Did you actually buy a house here?”

“A three-bedrooured it was close to your work and not too far from your school … you know, just in case” He studied ed the subject to buy so well”

He s the distance between us “Yeah He’s doing good Relocating up here is working out well for pretty much everyone Seems I wasn’t the only one ready for a break fro’s sharper than it’s been in years We’re focusing on the ireat”

“Nohat did Martha say to you, baby?”

The endear I alrateful “Well, we talked about you”

“I get that”