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“Then I support you both,” Moet, Lorelei, your father’s parents weren’t overly fond of ht I was a hippy who’d derail their son’s hardworking nature It took a lot of convincing, but eventually, on them round”

Ithe same can happen here

“Are you sure we can’t coain

“I’m sure But please try not to stress about this To talk and air it all out In thethem over I’ll leave them outside”

“You can come in, Mom”

“I know But I know us to know, Rory We’ll end up discussing the whole thing and I think your father should be there for our talk”

She’s right “Okay Yeah, I get that Thank you”

“I love you, baby I’ll text you once I’ve left your things outside”

“I love you, Mom And thank you”

She hangs up and I sit back, letting out a groan

“Try not to stress about it,” Imy head “How the heck are we supposed to do that?”

“We have to try” Bennet shrugs “There’s nothing to be done until tomorrow”

Our eyes e in his azures is so clear I alht then

“I’ll stay in the spare room,” I say quietly

Say no Say you want me to stay with you, Bennet

But Bennet nods, looking like it costs hireat effort “I think that’s probably for the best”

Chapter Twenty

Bennet

I stare up at the ceiling, lying into banish Rory frohts

Charging through the house and throwing the door to the spare roo on her like a lion,wet forfrom my mind

But I saw the looks she was giving uest room, the way her cheeks turned a deep red, and the flush spread down her neck,me think about how that blush would spread all over her body I can’t stop thinking about how red those h her skin was blushing from the pleasure she’d squirted out of her slit