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Running h my hair, I watched people as they milled around My dad had already taken e, to get back to our lives, sooner rather than later We had a week

That was it

A week

Sian had to make a final decision by then

I didn’t know if she was even aware of the life-changing decision she had to make

Gideon and Willias toward her I didn’t knohat to do I had no doubt our parents already knew they’d broken the rules, but what could I do or say to ht?

Bouncing my knee up and down, I wondered if I could tell Sian how I felt I wanted toI wanted her to know that I loved her, that I saw this working in its own ht They could go and suck my dick for all I cared

Sian was the only person who mattered I loved her and I loved ly

Checking the time, I saw Sian has been in the salon for close to two hours She finally stood up, went to the payment desk, paid, and then left the shop

Her hair was cut at shoulder level but got shorter as it curved around her face She looked beautiful

She came toward me “How do I look?”

I cupped her face and kissed her “Beautiful”

She smiled and tucked a couple of strands behind her ear “Do we have to go straight back?” she asked

“No We can stay here for as long as you want,” I said

There was nothing waiting for us e got home—other than a whole load of decisions that, to be honest, could wait I didn’t want to er we took, the less I had to think about them

It sounded crazy, but it made sense to me

“I’ lunch?” she asked

I offered hertoward the food court We didn’t say anything to each other, and I couldn’t help but glance at her There was a smile on her lips

Did she know the deadline?