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“I do,” a familiar voice says, and the hair on my body stands on end As if in slow motion, I turn toward the source of the voice There stands Chase with his hands on his knees, struggling to catch his breath “I do,” he repeats Straightening, he looks directly at me

“What are you doing here?” I half-shriek My heart races, from both excitement and fear

“You can’ttoward us, “until you hear what I have to say”

“There is nothing left to say,” I say softly, and look at Brenda She takes a few steps back Staring at her feet, she shifts her weight from one foot to the other

“Oh, but there is,” he says si to meet mine

“There is nothing you can say to stopa fewsteps toward hiround

“That’s great, but you weren’t the one I was trying to stop fro a mistake,” he says to Evan, then turns toI can say, but, there is so to look behind hi in the shadows of the trees, is e roo smile on her face I look at Evan and his face falls, his eyes filled with panic

“Evan,” she murmurs

“What are you doing here?” he whispers, his eyes wide, like a deer caught in headlights

“Chase toldLiv,” she says, her voice filled with conte first”

“What is it you need to say that didn’t warrant a phone call?” I ask