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As soon as she opened the door, I heard “surprise!” I took a step back and covered my mouth with my hands in excitement as I looked around my fully furnished apartuys pick up your furniture today while orking SURPRISE!”
I was overcome with e so generous and helpful “Thank you I don’t knohat to say”
“You’ve already said it” Ollie s my new couch, s in that this place was ry and I needed sos for the apartet to stock up I was browsing in the clothing department when I came across a beautiful black lace dress that would be perfect for Adalynn’s birthday party I looked at the price tag and se It h-end store, but it was pretty, and I loved it After I arrived hos, I preheated the oven for the frozen pizza I’d bought Once I put everything away, and when , I took it from the oven and sat down on the couch with led Ian Braxton The fact was that I missed hiood for one thing and one thing only? Before stupid words ca Every tiht of hirabbed ible playboy?’ It was right above the picture of Ian and a woo Could someone like Ian even be tae, but I didn’t I brought up his na forout After I closed out of it, I set my phone down, unfolded the couch, put the new sheets down, and crawled under the blankets as I cried myself to sleep
“Rory, I’ain
“I’ for you, Stephen, but I can’t find you You need to follow my voice”
“You promised me that you’d take care of me, Rory You promised”
“You hurt me, Stephen You hurt me really bad”
“You lied to me, Rory You lied!”
Stephen’s scream jolted me awake My skin was drenched in sweat and my face was soaked with tears It took me a minute to realize that I wasn’t in bed and that I was crouched in the corner of hthtmare was that Ian wasn’t here to hold me and calm me down
Chapter 10
A few days had passed and then it was the night of Adalynn’s birthday party We had been texting back and forth over the past couple of days She askedfine, she didn’t believe me and came over with a bunch of kitchen items, extra sheets, towels, and washcloths We had lunch and not one as mentioned about Ian She had told ift birthday party and I’d better not buy her anything I didn’t listen because everybody deserved a little soht her a silver bracelet Nothing expensive Just a little thank you I really thought that Ian would have either called or sentif I needed a ride to the party, but he didn’t I still hadn’t heard a word fro about seeing hiht made me nervous, but I had a plan My plan was to not look at him, talk to him, or even be in the same room as he was It wouldn’t be difficult because I was sure he was bringing one of his hookers to keep him company