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There was still a small part of me that expected hi, and that this would be over the moment he walked out the door “I believe you”

“I’lad”

Bryce kisseswith him, because I’m incredibly aware of his body and how close he is to

I bathe in the sensation of the kiss, because he is a fucking aue traces the sea the welcome fire that accompanies every time he touches me

When he pulls back, I’m dizzy

“I want you to come with me to Marcy’s baby shower next week,” he says “Will you?”

Marcy is Bryce’s A up in Waterton My father and Bryce went to Oxford together, and when Bryce’s father decided to ive his son some comfort away from home that let him to move to Waterton And when Bryce’s father rehter She’s a few years older than me

We weren’t close, but ere friendly We saw each other a fair amount just because of my father’s relationship with Bryce

I haven’t been back to Waterton outside holidays in a couple years Mostly because I was trying to avoid him It feels like an entirely separate part of my life “Won’t that be weird? I wasn’t invited”

He shrugs “It’s a pretty casual thing It will be fine”

I roll my eyes “Bryce, there are place cards That doesn’t exactly strike‘casual’”

“I prohs “Marcy wanted to do the place cards because she thought they would be nice But it’s not like she has a seating chart If you ether, I’ll tell her that you’re the one that did the calligraphy and she’ll probably cry She’ll be more than happy to have you there”

“Why would she cry?”

He sood and bad Trustover right now”

“Is she due soon?”