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“Oh, sweets,

” Cooper ht

“After that, everything I had slipped away My dreams My dad My family My fiancé and my best friend All of it disappeared”

All if it was my fault

“If I hadn’t looked at my cell for that one second If I hadn’t insisted my mother come with me If I—”

She didn’t know tears were coursing down her face until his hand swept across her cheeks to wipe them away And then he cupped her chin, turned her around, and pulled her close Morgan couldn’t remember the last time she felt so safe and wanted So protected

“Look at ers forced her head up, and she had no choice What she saw there surprised her Cooper Simon looked pissed off

“What happened to you was a tragic accident Tragic Accident You got that? You hit black ice”

“But I looked at my phone”

“You still would have hit the black ice”

He didn’t get it

“I should have stayed home Should never have forced my mom—”

“Don’t do that” He shook his head “If yourlike you, I’ she didn’t want to do The past can’t be changed Trust me, I’ve tried It’s a bitch that knows no master, so there’s no point All you can do is learn what you can fro our days as if we’d died with them”

Soan ju hi She felt it “Have you moved on?”

He was tense, and for a few ed and pulled her back into him He rested his chin on top of her head and slid his hands down her body until they rested at the small of her back