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“Nothing happens if you don’t make it happen”

I saw the cute little crinkle in her forehead “That’s the advice?”

“Yeah It et your ass downstairs and find out what your brother is doing here You knoe’ll take care of you darlin’ Isaac will be ho happen to you”

She seemed to accept my approach for now She squeezed ether

When we reached the kitchen Vanessa’s brother hadhimself to one of our beers It eird how I could see the fah cheekbones, but when I looked at her, I couldn’t see a trace of him

“So new fiancé, huh?” He chugged my favorite beer

“So long-lost brother, huh?” I retorted

“Hey,” Vanessa hushed us both “I’m surprised to see you, Danny Shocked really”

He hopped on the counter, swinging his legs “Grammy tracked me down”

“Where?” Vanessa asked

“Singapore,” he answered He took a swig of beer “Hell of a trip”

“You’ve been on vacation for eight years, Danny”

I didn’t like drama I didn’t like family problems Girl problems Relationship shit This wasn’t my scene But I was in deep with Vanessa We ht have been fake, but I had fallen for this girl

For her laughter The sparkle in her eye when she saw a piece of art she loved For the way she thought through the team’s problems How she loved me How she took a chance on a man who had never spentto bail on her now It wasn’tbusiness Her brother would have to get used to that

I grabbed a beer froe and stood next to her I would stand by her side as long as she needed me