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Megan snorted and shoved Nash forward “Just go”

The daunting silence spread out between the Nash built the wood from the forest After that, he laid out the blanket and they sat beneath the starry sky, watching the flames flicker in the fire pit he’d made of stones

“Are you still angry withinto the fire

“Angry?” She mulled over that word She finally shook her head “No, I’m definitely not that”

“Then why have you been ignoring me all day?”

She sighed “I needed some time to think”

Nash looked at her then, the orangish glow fro up the side of his face Emotion shone in his eyes “Next time maybe tell me that Hell, even text me that Today”—his jaw clenched and unclenched—“today topped one of the worst days I’ve ever had”

She was uard down to show his weaknesses ever But the pain he showed her was raw Real And she felt bad about that “I’m sorry I didn’t call you back”

He glanced back into the fire, his expression haunted “I drove around town trying to find you”

Though she did feel bad, she also knew she wasn’t doing either Nash or her father any favors if she didn’t expect ht like that with my dad,” she said flat out No er man?”

Nash searched her eyes for a longat the fire with a stick “I actually think we did remarkably well today”

“Seriously?” She snorted a laugh “You were in a screa match with my father”

Nash’s aaze slid to her “I didn’t want to clock him one That’s an improvement”

Maybe in his eyes they were taking san couldn’t deal with ser She inhaled, long and deep, staring into the warm flickers of the fire, under the blanket of stars above theht she couldn’t run fro is going to be okay But when is it going to be okay? When will I see everyone’s happiness that I’?”