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"I really hate how you act like you know an" Leaning closer, I stared at her hazel eyes and whispered, "I also never said I didn’t want to know you"

She inhaled softly, and neither of usat each other Our faces were close enough that I could sum, and I had to lock my body so I wouldn’t pull her closer so I could see if her lips were as soft as they looked This is bad She’s Hudson’s sister She also had over six years’ worth of baggage that ca hard, I looked away and said, "You should probably go talk to Jason’sslowly, like coainshe also said Hudson had been trying to set us upShe didn’t say anything as she turned away, so I pulled her back

"If you do let hiht, your brother will kno to get ahold of me"

"Don’t wait around for that to happen" I couldn’t hold back my smile at the way her voice caan," I assured her as I took a few steps back

"I said don’t"

"I knohat you said Have a good rest of your day" With a wink, I turned and started the run back to my condo

She didn’tthe entire way home Fronore me just to spite me But I’d also seen her reaction tonothing but thinking of her, and waiting for a call

Chapter Three

Reagan--­August 20, 2010

I PACED AROUND my apartment for thirty ht without him, but it was the first he’d be with sohts were rare I was seriously considering going back to pick hioI couldn’t do that to hi me as his only friend Those uy ended up not dating when he got older because he was such a momma’s boy were creepy, and I didn’t want that for hts alone at home, but I wanted him to have a fun life, I wanted hiirlfriends laterway later I just hadn’t realized he was old enough for this stage yet

Sitting on the couch, I turned on the TV and stared at it, not paying attention to as on, asat the clock, I groaned when I saas only five This was going to be the longest night ever

My eyes kept darting toon the coffee table, and I tried to think of someone to call Anyone Well, anyone other than Coen

I didn’t need to call Keegan to get Coen’s nuan had sent it to me early this week His text had said it was in case of an eency, but I wasn’t dumb, I knehy he’d sent it toquickly, I walked into e, looking for so I was freaking the fk out because erator door shut, I went back to pacing aroundroom for another fewhair