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I force myself not to wrinkle my nose as I look to Erik “And you?”

“Sa out on his handsoives him pleasure

I wish he wasn’t so easy on the eyes, as it would nore hi jawline covered hat is alwaysless than a beard Dark hair and darker eyes give the ier and sin, but once he opens hisplayboy

“Be right back,” I lad to be out of Erik’s presence

I hate that he’s been occupying hts since I’d seen hio The Cresson, which is the group hoanized a field trip for so as a chaperone It was a great way to spend quality time with Billy away from the home, which is difficult for me to do onhis braces and with support fro him from his wheelchair to the bathroo his teeth and hair

But for any trip that requires more than a few steps, he needs a wheelchair He has a motorized one at the Cresson but it’s not practical to transport for group outings, so wherever we go, it has to be conducive to using a regular portable wheelchair I’ woman by most standards as I work out pretty seriously, but it’s still hard for ht on my own in a lot of situations

Erik really surprised me the way he handled Billy at the festival

Or rather, didn’t handle him

He didn’t treat Billy differently because of his handicap He spoke directly to hi if Billy could respond And he was sincere and genuine, and let’s face it…that’s the part that’s got me freaked out because the Erik Dalhbeck I know is a self-centered, egotistical jerk Those things just don’t reconcile

After I have the beers on a tray along with a small bowl of warm, h other playersnote of those that I’ll need to serve

“Thanks a bunch,” Bishop says as I set his beer in front of him I put the bowl of nuts in the center, then put Erik’s beer doithout looking at him

“My pleasure,” I reply “Where’s Brooke?”

Bishop grins at ht You probably hadn’t heard”

“You mean that you had a fake relationship that turned real with her,” I reply with a laugh