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For a second, I thought I’d blown everything I thought my need to hurt and to lash out had ruined whatever it was that we had

But then she ht A bit ht left me, and I slid in beside her

Brent and his buddy broke into some kind of hillbilly crap that Trevor would have loved, and after a few seconds, I relaxed enough to sit and watch Link, the drurinned, his arm around a redhead I nodded but kept my focus on Brent

Monroe and I didn’t talk or even look at each other, but when ers were cool and I loved how they fit inside

Brent played for nearly twentyalong to everything that cauely knew froood, and by the time they were done, I was completely relaxed

Was it theit had more to do with the fact that Monroe’s hand was still in

Brent finished off with a fla to his buddy The guy slid frouitar outstretched

“Hey guys, why don’t y’all et his ass up here and play for us” Brent was standing, clapping his hands and gesturing to the crowd behind me

His buddy grinned “Dude, you should get up there”

Monroe nudged lanced down at her

“I’d love to hear you play,” she whispered

My eyeseyes down to her lossed and so daht of the week before I thought of our kiss

And I thought of what she’d said

I juuitar that was held in front of e beside Brent, I bent forward, my mouth close to her ear

“I’ll play for you, Monroe Just for you But remember it will cost you”