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I sot out when I told her it did She was too high and didn’t care enough to check it out Stephen stayed with me every day and did his homework The music helped him to relax and he said it kept the voices quiet On the weekends, I’d go to the ”

“They allowed that?”

“Not really, but once I started playing, they didn’t say too much I think they enjoyed it or felt sorry for h school, I asked if I could join band, but play the school’s piano as ain, I think they felt sorry for ently kissing the side of ht now because I just can’t believe how beautifully you play”

“The piano was my escape from this reality into one that was much better”

“Does your aunt know you play?”

“No I never raduated because I no longer had access to a piano God, what I would’ve given to have one”

“Cos are stone cold”

“Just pop them in the microwave to warm them up”

“That’s disgusting” He srabbed the food, and Ian led ht wave that caressed my face, and the blue ocean water were just about theup here”

“I knew you’d like it That’s why I brought you on the boat,” he said as his lips kissed my bare shoulder

We sat down at the table and ate breakfast; just the two of us, alone, in the middle of the ocean It was perfect, he was perfect, and God help me because I’d already fallen in love with him I wanted him to open up more about himself

“Tell me about your childhood,” I blurted out

Ian looked at ht I’d see, he gave me a small smile

“You already know le parent There’s nothing else to really tell you, Rory”