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So ht, replaying that sentence in ain until I driveher than I am already

I s and reach for the door “See you to my next words over my shoulder “I’ll pick you up at one”

“What are we doing?” Lark leans across the gearshift to peek up at me

“I have no idea I just want to spend as much of tomorroith you as possible”

She set a late breakfast”

“I get the whole day?” I ask, feeling like I just won the lottery

So better than the lottery

So no amount of money can buy

“We’ve got a lot of catching up to do” She suarded smile, with no secret sadness in it “See you at ten”

“At ten” I sla her go doesn’t make me uneasy

I’et the entire day with her

And noe’re on our way back to each other For real

And hopefully, for keeps

Chapter 13

Lark

By the tiht I expect Aria and the baby to be asleep and the house to be dark

Instead, I find Melody and Aria in pajas of cocoa, two open laptops, and papers scattered across the red tablecloth I close the door with a soft knick, and both uilty expressions

“What’s going on?” I ask, kicking my shoes off by the front door

“Nothing,” Melody says, reaching over and closing the nearest laptop “Hoas your date?”

“It was fine Great, actually” I wander across the faathers the papers, folds them in half, and shoves the it closed

“What have you two been up to?” I ask, shooting the laptops a pointed look

“Just hanging out Researching things and…things,” Melody says, with a nervous glance Aria’s way