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Not to mention, somewhere deep inside she still wondered ould’ve happened had Garret taken her into his aro Would they have lived happily ever after, like the characters in a cheesy romance movie? The romantic in her just couldn’t back out now She would’ve alondered what if

“More cotton candy, dear?” The older wo smile on her face “I’ve never met someone who enjoyed it so much”

“No, thanks” Michelle shaertips “Anyfor a friend”

A friend She’d never really considered Joseph a friend before today Sure, they played together as kids And he would often tease her when their fah school, he seees And now, he was going to help her get the attention of his little brother

Was that what friends did?

Someone tapped on her shoulder and she nearly ju hands wrapped around her upper arht She turned to see Joseph standing just a foot away, a bemused expression on his face Behind hinized from school

“You ready for this?” Joseph

She nodded, not entirely convinced “Sure”

He grabbed her hand and interlaced his fingers with hers With a reassuring wink, he turned and pulled her towards his brother’s group of friends A funny feeling began in her sto cheeks

It see to do this She desperately hoped that her hands weren’t cla She wasn’t sure if that was because of his close proxi her that very moment

“Guys, this is Michelle Bright,” Joseph said, dropping her hand to wrap his arhtly around her shoulders “Michelle, this is Todd and Russel”

Todd was over six foot tall with shaggy white-blond hair, an equally pale co of freckles over his nose Russel was tiny in coht inches tall But what he lacked in height he made up for in h He had a shiny, shaved head and wore a dark pair of sunglasses that reflected Michelle’s ie back to her

They both grunted greetings to her, which Garret echoed with a sweeping glance of his own

“So, you’re the one that finally got aze darted to his brother and back “Tell me, how’d you do it? He’s been stuck up in that roohanistan I was afraid he’d never come out”

She felt her cheeks burn even brighter, suspicion weighing heavily on her chest He was already onto their plan She knew she shouldn’t have shown up She should’ve stayed ho into her mom’s famous pumpkin pies instead She could’ve had an entire tin finished by now