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"You can You just have to find it deep inside It’s there The strength We all have it, but it lies dormant until we need it Then we have to look for it and use it"

I Hope You Slept Well

CHAPTER 28

BRADY

My head was pounding when I openedback at me Startled, I jumped, but she continued to stare Her head tilted to the side She looked a lot like her mother at that moment

"Hey?" she whispered, still very close to lanced down at randhan Riley hadn’t allowed reed that I was drunk but because I didn’t want to go home I didn’t want to see o back to sleep, where yesterday never happened

"Have you seen Tho room She wasn’t concerned that I was on her sofa

"No," Bryony answered her, then she looked back at

I couldn’t even begin to understand that, so I just nodded

"Goodsaid as she entered the room I sat up on the sofa this time and wondered if she had knoas here It had been late e caht

"Uh, yes, ma’am Thank you," I replied

"No reason to hurry I just woke Riley up She’ll be in here in asome coffee Do you want any?" It seeht She wasn’t at all surprised

"No, thanks Not a coffee drinker," I replied

"Good Don’t become one It’s the hardest habit to break I drink way too much of it"

"Have you seen Thomas?"

Riley’s mother turned to her ownWhy don’t we go get your breakfast started He’ll turn up sowy," she called out

Riley’s mother stopped and bent down to pick her up "I’ll bet you are," she replied

Then they all left the roohten where I had been sleeping

"You going home?" Riley asked

I turned to see her in the cut-off sweats she’d been wearing last night and a tank top Her hair was messy from sleep, but she seemed unconcerned about that I liked that about her

"Yeah I got to shower and change before school I’ workout Don’t care, butLooking at hi to infuriate me I couldn’t just tell him what I knew I had to decide how to tellto rock her world as much as he had mine No, it would rock it more Because he was her other half, theto tell your h She is delicate"

Riley gave me a sad smile "Just because she cooks your meals and takes care of the hoirl into her hoin to coh Give her that credit"

She was loving But did that ?

"I still need some time"

Riley nodded "Okay I’ wasn’t real big on e for ood

With her hter in the next rooht"

"Anytilanced back just before I walked out to see her watchingto be fake She was just her