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"This is so hard," I sigh "So da that you would rather go out with douchebags than ad to you? You melted for me, Chelc Melted"

"Give ure out how to explain everything"

I weigh my options before I realize that there is no easy way to drop all of this on hi

"You know about everything that went doith Dee, right? Last year, when she al and lets me set the pace

"I was the one who found her Did you know that?" He shakes his head, still re toher, the one person I’ve had in my life whoher that close to death made me panic I really think that I was in soht, but when coht, one tirowing lu to kno he’s going to handle this "I slept with Coop," I whisper so lightly that, if it weren’t for his arms around me and my face inches from his own, I don’t think he would have heard o solid, but he doesn’t speak I wait, wait for hi--for a solid minute

"You slept with my brother?" he asks

I can’t tell if he’s upset or just processing it His tone sounds neutral, but his eyes are tellingI’uess, in a e used each other It happened, and while I can ad regret it?" he questions, this tihten hest part

"Clear so we’ve been starting so, have I been some second-place consolation prize for my brother? Because, letT-shirt That isn’t so to htly caresses the wrinkle betweenand drops his hand, his face looking confused and…pained

"I didn’t then nor do I now have feelings like that for your brother I will always respect and adth and bravery, but as far as any ros, no The way I feel about you, that’s all for you"

"Then please explain to oes The moment that could very well rip any chance at a relationship between Asher and ing us together since day one

"Alht…maybe closer to a month and a half--I can’t remember It took me a while to even admit it to myself To believe thatthat In driving it ho you here, Chelcie"

"I’nant with Coop’s baby He didn’t know because he… Well, he didn’t know because of everything that happened, and before I could tell hi into his stunning blue eyes, which are now a beautiful light-navy color, showing me with crystal-clear clarity just howhim