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My eyes softened “Greer, just take a breath and talk to Preston You know he ht or so if you want the apartment to yourselves”

“You’d do that?”

I shrugged “Of course Vaughn said he has to leave early I’ll go out and let you two have some space to talk And then I’ll lock myself in my room”

“Thank you What do I do if it doesn’t work?” She looked panicked

We stopped in the foyer of our building I let the grocery bags rest on the the floor to give my arms a break

“You have to take the first step No relationship was cured in one night, but if you don’t have the night, make the tis They add up” I smiled

I saw her eyes glisten with the threat of tears

“I-I think it’s this place, you know? We’ve made the senators and our careers ht us together are the things that are slowly pushing us apart”

“Why don’t you get away for a weekend? Vaughn tookvineyard and winery in the country It’s rustic and romantic”

Her jaw dropped

“He took you on a trip?”

I nodded I wanted to distract her from how much we had drifted apart

“I’ll give you the name Surprise Preston with a reservation He’ll love it”

She rolled her eyes “Shit He sounds perfect So fucking perfect”

I shook out ain “He kinda is”