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I grabit on, then head downstairs Xander is hanging in the kitchen with Rae and Cade while she cooks dinner

Xander stands when he sees me “Ready?” I nod He tips his head at the other two “We’ll see you guys later”

“Bye” I wave and Rae gives ive her a play-by-play of the whole evening I seriously feel bad for all the ti punished for that behavior by receiving the same treatment from her

Xander pauses in the garage and turns around abruptly so I smack into his chest

“Ow” I rub my forehead “What are you? Half rock? That hurt”

He chuckles and rubs his thumb over the spot “You’ll live”

“Easy for you to say,” I mumble “You didn’t walk headfirst into a boulder”

He shakes his head at me “I wanted to ask—truck or bike?”

“Bike,” I ansithout a moment’s hesitation

He grins “I had a feeling you’d say that”

He heads over to hisaround and placing it on my head He secures it and does the sa jacket of my very own

I slip h the holes of the jacket “If I didn’t love you before, I love you now,” I say

He laughs “Wow, all I had to do was buy you a jacket? Noted”

“Well, that,” I begin, “and rub my stomach and tell me I’m cute—oh wait, that’s Prue”

His laughter echoes through the garage and his eyes twinkle when they ”