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"The big deal is that I have never even seen you look twice at a girl since I’ve known you,"
"What? You irls," I assured her "Plenty of girls"
"That’s not what Iher tussled blonde hair whipping around her "Of course you’ve looked at girls, but you’ve never really looked at the myself well… Um, let’s see You’ve always been duty and honor and destiny I don’t think you’ve ever considered a relationship seriously with anyone So this, Avalon, is a very big deal!"
"Whatever, it’s just a party," I sighed
"Exactly"
I rolled irl talk "Aht and set her cup down to giveAnd then she slowed down her enthusiasm, looked me in the eye with a pissed off expression and slappedthe barely there sore spot on irl," she accused, staring up atblue eyes
I towered over her and she was tall for a girl, or er… woe serious?" she pressed and when I raised my eyebrows at her she explained "I kno your kind works You’re like penguins when you fall in love"
"Penguins?" I laughed
"Ugh," she grunted without explaining her ani" She marched back over to her coffee cup and took a sip like it was a much needed hit
"So… you’re not happy forthan offensive
"No, I’ but "Why wouldn’t I be happy for you? You’re only half et married and have lots of little royal babies and live happily ever after and blah blah blah…"
"Syl?" I whispered, concerned for the first tiru with e a -nowhere-I’hed and pulled her back into a hug I wrapped my arms around her and squished her to ht?" She giggled against irls, but I was half in love with you for like two full years of my life"
"You were not in love with s," she screeched and then finally huggedto make me feel better Ok, I know I’ht net yet"
"Net?" I barked out a laugh "Is that what the kids are calling it these days?"
She laughed at ainst the counter "Ok, so you need e married?"
I smiled at her playful lack of enthusiass, what else is there?"
Movement on the stairs alerted the fact that ere about to have company I really did need her help and with both of our busy schedules I wasn’t sure when I’d get her alone to ask her again So I liftedband would one day be
Shebut this time they filled with utterly happy emotions
I smiled and nodded proudly
She quietly spun around in a crazy little happy dance and then leaned casually back against the counter just in tiave each other knowing looks over breakfast and I was so thrilled with our little conspiracy I was practically buzzing with excess energy
Although that could have also had so put into nored the part of my brain that rolled its eyes at my use of the word "finally" since I decided this all of three days ago
Chapter Thirty-Two
"Kiran are you cos and toast
"Yes," Kiran answered decidedly
"Ok, but then A," Eden warned Kiran "My brother so her into this country without any clothes of her own
"Well played, Avalon," Kiran smirked at us from over his cup of coffee Amelia blushed deep red besideit were et rid of me I am desperate to know you’re Ok and that our baby is as well" Kiran was so firm, so determined that the rest of us fell silent under the intensity blanketing the room
"I’ up and I regretfully felt the press of her eainst my own "And our baby is fine"