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Luke and I didn’t getevery hour-waking o into the next room to talk, but I stayed awake until he came back each time When one to sleep I drugthe hot water would wake me I wandered what had become of the ht I would see Red and squeeze as much information from her as possible When I came out of the shower, Luke was still asleep in bed Not wanting to wake him, I slid intohair as quickly as possible, curled the ends, and applied ht blush and loss I chose a sleeveless white crepe dress that cae belt around the waist I grabbed a pair of bright orange pumps to match the belt, some diamond studs for my ears, and my usual watch and bracelet Satisfied withof some jeans, a white fitted t-shirt and my black ankle boots with a low heel I walked out of the closet to find Luke no longer in bed

“Luke?” I called Wondering where he had wondered off to

“I’ at the bar with two stea cups of coffee in front of him As I approached he turned to stare at iving e suits you”

I walked into his ar a kiss on his lips with a loud smack and sat down to join hi up ood coffee, just how I liked it; strong and dark

“Nothing yet The guy took off We don’t even knoho it was” He looked like he was thinking hard, and I didn’t want our ed the subject

“Where are we going tonight?” I asked, flashing my best smile His eyes softened and he smiled back

“Shenanigans Ever been there?”

“Once, a band I like played there The Glitter Boys”

“Ah Gotta love The Glitter Boys,” he said playfully Luke seeoodhaving a break froive him plenty of ti to hi to do I knew in my heart he would have done the same for me

“I have to go Make yourself at ho him a quick kiss and left

Chapter 14

At nine o’clock, just as I was about to start e bouquet of floere delivered toyou already” My heart fluttered at such a sweet gesture Luke always kne to brighten my day At ten o’clock, another delivery was made This time it was a dozen white roses, a balloon that had a picture of a black lab on it, and a card that read “Neo led like a schoolgirl and inhaled the sweet scented roses

The situation at Luke’s was bad, but still heofup -thank you He never responded, but at noon another bouquet was delivered and it took , two ht, colorful flowers and roses It smelled wonderful This time the card read, “These flowers hold no comparison to your beauty The s of the sweetness that is of you The soft, velvety petals are not as pleasing to touch as the satin of your skin You have captured my heart and it now beats only for you I hope your day is as wonderful as you are- Luke Shakespeare” I laughed out loud at his signature

Tears fell down ? I was in love I was head over heels in love with a man I hardly knew I didn’t care that it sounded preposterous or that things were ined I didn’t care what people thought or what they had to say