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Bobby quirks an eyebrow at ives my pit a sniff He smiles up at me “Smells like all man to me”

I frown “That could mean I didn’t put any on”

He slaps a hand to my shoulder “You’re just nervous ‘cause we’re about to leave our safe haven of South Wood University for the past four years and start our lives All our friends and fae”

“Yeah, yeah, that’s it” I shake off the nerves Then I look at him “Also, I don’t think none of ‘em know yet”

Bobby looks at me “Knohat?”

I take his hand, interlock our fingers, then bring theht, silver, polished band Bobby gave me

“That I’m yours forever,” I answer, “and you’re mine”

Bobby s-ass weddin’—whenever that is—I sure will be” Then he puts a kiss on my lips, both firm and soft at the same time with that special Bobby Parker flair only he is ever capable of

The big question was popped earlier in the setime We had both finished strenuous weeks full of exa like crazy for a perfor local theater Bobby was acting funny, but in a way that didn’t worry me; I si

I just didn’t kno big that so was

He drove ht with all his saved-upstripe over its top (I jokingly refer to it as his Soccer-Ball-On-Wheels) I should’ve been suspicious of ely attentive toshow It was , and with a whole company of professional dancers, so out of it (and froer to learn)

The shoas aave us a standing-O at the end I was on top of the world as I hopped into Bobby’s car afterwards to head to the after party I wouldn’t shut up about the perforrin ear to ear as he listened to my play-by-play

It was at the party that ed forever

Right in the , suddenly the ed I seelass of wine and glanced around the roo a giant circle withon, but that soht out ofht

Until he was