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“How is it going, ladies?” Boone asks as he coht for Phoebe and wraps his arms around her When he pulls her in for a deep kiss, I look away

“You tell me,” Phoebe says We just tried the test cake I loved it but I’ when it comes to food

“You always taste sweet, but let lance at the doorondering where Curt is

“We’re going to make two cakes to both Why choose when you don’t have to?”

“I love your logic,” I say with a laugh “Where’s Curt?” I can’t help the sht up and disappear on me It’s what my mother always did, and she constantly re

“Getting your roolance at the clock on the oven to see it’s already eleven

“Angel” I spin back around when I hear Curt’s voice, and a pressure I didn’t realize I felt leaves my chest He’s still here

“You stayed” I rush over toward him

It’s not until I’ we need to keep so not to be too needy, but I’m terrible at this It’s too da an eternity in the desert Soht have even dreaht now it’s too good to be true

“Angel, I’ to up and leave you” He brushes my hair back away from my face “You’ll see with tiet you to bed” He takesme out of the kitchen “Did you have fun with Phoebe?”

“Yes, she’s sweet”

“She is,” he agrees

“She told me you didn’t want her to marry your brother”

“It wasn't anything against her Boone wasn’t acting like himself, so I orried”

“But not anymore?”

“No, not anymore”

“What changed?” I ask as he opens a door, revealing a bedroom There isn’tas the ones at Curt’s place