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I knehat he was saying was right, but I was growing increasingly desperate “Look, just do me this one favor, man I’ll take the heat”

“Do you kno ed iven in? Where would you be? There’s a reason I play by the rules, and I’m afraid that you have to as well It’s only fair”

“Just tell her it’s important!” I sla it skidding across the tarmac

Lou walked up with a frown “I checked the weather; I can probably get you there by four am”

“That’ll be too late I may as well stay here in New York and hope that she calls” I looked at the driver as standing by the car with his hands resting behind his back “Could you please take me back home?”

“Fly out to Nebraska with elo’s,” Nate offered

I thought about it for precisely one second before nodding “Yeah, I’ll do that” This way, Rick was not on the hook for breaking the contract

Nate and I boarded the plane and I spent the whole flight thinking about how to ht with Carrie I knew that she was pissed and hurt when I left and that hy she had lashed out It had only proven to s for ave h to her and find a way to make this work

I could see us together for the long haul Each leaning on each other for co the best sex on earth in the process I had lots more tricks up my sleeve all for her

Every tied I wasn’t so sure she’d been playing along, and even if she had been, I wanteda part I hated that I’d ood when both parties expected it

I had never considered that I’d fall for her, but it wasn’t so terrible now that I was pretty sure she was feeling the

saoods, and that I could make her happy

I hated to wait days to see her, but I knew she was due back at Angelo’s first thing Monday o there if I had to Money or not, she wouldn’t quit her job, not when she was using the bulk of her payoff for hospital expenses I just had to bide my time until she went back to work

As we landed on Nebraska soil, I called her one ainst hope that she’d answer, but she didn’t By the tiot to the hotel and checked in, I’d hoped to hear so I could do but watch the clock and hope for a miracle

CHAPTER SIXTEEN - CARRIE