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The ease in which he’d been talking was gone the ina with Sofia

"He woke up?" Bell walked up to Sofia, forcing her to look away froed him already"

"Thank you, sissy," she said with a smile as Roht of hisanimated smile "I’ll take et hiina was back at Brandon’s side, he leaned into her ear after slipping his hand in hers "Howaround?"

Relieved that she didn’t have to be the one to suggest ducking out early, she shrugged Nor out ht and tense from the moment she realized who Sofia was to Brandon, she could hardly wait to get out of there and have a glass of wine or two "Well, you’ve onna make it, so you can meet them another time If you want, we can leave now"

They ood-bye to everyone Sofia, once again, conveniently disappeared, and Regina couldn’t be more relieved They’d almost made a smooth exit, except for Bell’s ill-timed request that Roina left She then asked Valerie, Sarah and Grace to get in the photo too

"Wait," she said after Roet in here too"

The entire time they’d been there Brandon and Sofia had been as far apart froth of the backyard had been between theroup of wo in the back door calling out for Sofie

Within ether Neither looked particularly thrilled, and Regina did not lare, but it certainly wasn’t welco Sofia lined up with the woina’sto be there a while because she took forever to take her photos and was very de put until she was done

Finally, they were done Then her ina’s horror herhome, whether a friend or et in there"

Brandon turned to Regina, who had nothing for hih, and then they could get out of there Regina squeezed his hand and tiptoed to kiss hi back into the house as Regina thought Sofia irls to watch the guys line up

Of course, Brandon stood off to the side on the opposite end from where Eric stood

"Stop with the faces, Moe," Manny said frouy" He turned to his wife Aida, shaking his head, then back to Ro off you do, you’d think you’d do it for one stinkin’ photo Howshots do I need on lad there was no one heckling Brandon about his rigid expression While he wasn’tany s Still she couldn’t help but feel war here today to h for hi as they’d driven there And then for things to turn out this way, she was certain he was regretting having coretted

After giggling, Sarah turned to Regina, who couldn’t quite take her eyes off of Brandon "Wow," Sarah said "I still can’t believe you and Brandon are together I mean what are the odds that of all the marines you could’ve hooked up with down at that base, it would be Brandon?"

"I know, right?" Valerie said, leaning in and lowering her voice "Is he always this serious?"

They all turned to look at hiina turned away quickly, hating how obvious it was they were talking about hi her voice as well "He’s very handsoossipy circle of woina sossipy circle with the Brandon had really been when she first ush about him to anyone but Janecia, and even then she’d been liht or within hearing range when she was on the phone, and the only tiot together on their date nights Even then, with him there, she could only do it when he happened to walk away for so or they excused themselves to the ladies’ room

Her sisters didn’t know all the details either She’d refrained fro them too ht judge him unfairly