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Flushing, En Every day she trusted usto embarrass me”

“Then talk” Bailey bit into her ice cream and then made a face “Brain freeze”

Ignoring her antics, I turned to E you don’t like about Ivy?”

“It’s not Ivy” E out at the ocean We followed suit, crowding around her “You guys … you guys feel like my fae with someone else around”

I snuggled into Emery’s side and pressed an affectionate kiss to her bare shoulder She looked down at rinned “Then ait”

“Yeah,” Bailey agreed “It can just be us for a while”

“It’s terribly selfish of ood friends too”

“Ach, she’s got Bailey That’s enough for anyone to handle”

“Hey!” My best friend whacked me on my shoulder

I pretended to wince “Gunshot wound!”

Her face paled “Oh my God, I’m so sorry!”

I grinned “Wrong shoulder”