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Not that I need hiht now

But I do need the hugs

He rockswhile, with the wind blowing around us and the birds flying by It almost feels like we’re the only two people in the world

"You’re ah to tip er and lower his h He’s always thorough when it co me as if he’s never kissed

"Stay with o hos," I reply "And I will have to spend the day at hoainst ht with you Just you and hs and brushes the hair fro ways to touch me, whether it be in the throes of passion, or on a ferry in theit up like a sponge that’s been left in the desert for aI’ve been hoot out of the shower and pulled on some shorts and a tank top It’s hot outside today I think I’ll work on the patio, next to the pool

"How are things in Seattle?" she asks

Too das down there?"

"You haven’t had anyone try to serve you papers?"

"No Where I’ isn’t in my name It isn’t even in my family’s name No one would think to look for me here"

"Excellent," she says, satisfaction in her voice "So, the good news is you haven’t been served papers But the bad news is, neither has he"

"What? How is that possible?"

"He refuses them Literally won’t take theers over et hiht So the way it looks right now, you’ll be in Seattle for a while longer"

"That’s fine, actually I have a nice place,hbor, and I think I’ve fallen in love

But she doesn’t need to know that

"I’, and I’ll be in touch"

"Thanks, Pa up and want to throw my phone across the roo this?

I would talk to him, just ask him, but frankly, I don’t knohat he would do I don’t trust hi Pa her a pretty penny to take care of it

The doorbell rings, and for a ain Maybe it’s a process server Or Vinnie himself

But that’s just stupid

I walk to the door and look outside There are two n, and the other is my older brother, Archer

I smile widely and open the door

"Delivery, n for the package, then walk inside, gesturing for Archer to follow As soon as I set the box down, I turn and launchhi over"

"Surprise," he says, then sets me down "You don’t look like shit"

"Did Mom say that I looked like shit?"

"She said you looked tired," he says, his Montgo so"

"Moto drink "Let’s sit out by the pool It’s too nice outside"