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I won’t let the same mistake happen twice We were both responsible for our pasts, but we are the ones who decide our future I’m determined never to miss another chance for a memory with either of them I feel her hands in my hair, and when I peer up at her, I see the silent tears rolling down her cheeks The sight breaks my heart open I need her to know, need her to understand that I’ anywhere, and if I do, they’re co with me

Standing, I cradle her face in the palm of my hands “I’m here, Cadence I’m here, and this is exactly where I want to be I’ her I don’t knohat that looks like There are soto have to work out, but I want you” I stare deep into her eyes, willing her to believe me “I want both of you”

Moving to stand on the tip of her toes, she presses her lips to mine I can taste the saltiness of her tears, but that doesn’t stop ue I could kiss her like this every day for the rest of h No ah When we finally corip her hips and toss her on the bed She bounces a few tihter fills the room

“Is she a light sleeper?” I ask

“Not at all I read a book that said to keep doing nor through noises We won’t wake her up”

“Don’tout of the roorab le condo time, I head back to her room and hold it up “It’s been in my wallet for a few months” I walk toward the laood”

Cadence shrugs “It didn’t work out so well for us the first time”

“What are you saying?”

“Just that they’re not 100 percent”

“You telling ht

“Hazel isn’t ready for a sibling just yet”

“But if it fails?”