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Her face fell and she looked down “I understand” Her voice was quiet, and broken “Well, ain, so, I still want you to be happy Brody”

What just happened? Clearly she’d rabbed her arm as she turned around, and stopped her

“I don’t think you understand what I’”

She frowned, a line for between her brows The instinct to smooth it over with

“I think I do,” she replied “You want us to move on”

“I do Together”

We stood in silence and I took the chance to continue I thought about giving her a fancy, romantic speech, but she deserved more She deserved the truth I stepped closer and she tipped her head back

“I knoe have a lot to work through, but it all co to steady the thu up with you next toyou walk around barefoot in the kitchen Iyou,” I brushed her botto when she sucked in a breath, “Ilove to you at all hours Iyou in my life, Demetria, and I know I can live without you, but dammit, I don’t want to”

“I’ve missed you too,” she choked out, “but hoewe’ve put each other through?”

I cupped the back of her head and inched my face closer to hers “It won’t be easy,” I replied in a whisper, “but if you’re willing, I figured we could just…begin again”

Deht and I wanted so much to erase the last year But I couldn’t All I could do was express ht, and hope to God she’d do the same

“Fight for us,” I breathed “Decide that everything we’ve been through isn’t enough to stop you fro for us”

I could tell by the way her eyes searchednervous again At least it wasn’t a flat out no

“What about Sienna?” She flinched “She’s pregnant”

I shookthis all to her later, but now I had no other choice

“She lied She was never pregnant”

“Oh”

I waited, and then asked, “What are you thinking?”

“I’ht now”

I took my chance and crashed my lips to hers Our mouths moved with familiarity, certainty I knew her mouth, her lips, their taste, and yet ue ventured into ive and take Her hands fisted inher head back so that I could deepen the kiss I sed her moan just as she sed mine It was perfect

Until we heard cheering and clapping co room of Huntley and Grayson’s house Demi and I broke apart, both breathless and desperate for air We looked to the side and found our closest friends and fa us They all smiled like idiots and cheered us on

“Oh God,” De”