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He said he would come, so I wasn’t too surprised when I heard his car pull up out front What did surprise me was the fact that he used his key, and when he let hi a wide smile over a bruised chin and semi-swollen nose, well, that did surprise me

Vik foundof tea in my hands

“Hey, baby” He came around to where I sat, leaned down, and kissedpast ood?”

My brow furrowed at the sudden change in his deht forlorn My response was drawn out, “Better”

His body hung out ofit before co to sit oppositeserious All you needed was a good yak”

“Right” I couldn’t have helped the way uy who looks like a beat-up turd, you seem really pleased”

“Do I?” He blinked innocently

“Yeah, you do,” Ion it before taking a sip “Don’t get ; it’s nice to see you like this, but it has , is all”

“I just…” His expression was purely joyful “I just have to tell someone”

Okay

He licked his lips, looking about as nervous as I’d ever seen hi into his back pocket, he took out a folded piece of paper and handed it to lance at the man I loved He jerked his chin toward the paper, and I took it,the printout I read the words slowly, carefully, shuffling to sit up properly as a sraced my lips

“Vik,” I breathed out, awestruck, looking up to find hi proudly

“I got accepted”

He sounded as though he could hardly believe it himself And I hated that

ThisHe deserved it all This strong, selfless ave me the world with a kiss and buried me with those same lips

“So,” he began, and I looked up into his anxious face “What do you think?”

My silence was completely unintentional