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“Hollis”

She ju over the bottle of water that thankfully has a lid on it It rolls to the floor, and she rushes to pick it up “Sorry, you scared me”

“What’s wrong?”

“Nothing I was just lost in thought” She sets the bottle on the table, and her hands are tre around, looking everywhere but at me

Bracing one hand on the table and the other on the back of her chair, I lean down and kiss her At first, she’s resistant, but her shoulders fall, and she begins to kiss me back That’s when my hand that’s on the table moves until I find her phone Once I have it in ht, I hold the phone in front of my face It unlocks, and I look at what’s on the screenContact:

Message: I’ for youWhat The Fuck “Hollis” My voice is hard “Who is this?”

“I-I don’t know It’s nothing” She reaches for her phone, but I lifther “Hollis”

Those beautiful green eyes fill with tears and haveto my knees I toss her phone back on the table, and I cup her face inon”

“I can’t”

“Yes You can,” I say firmly

She shakes her head “I don’t know I just… I can’t talk about it”

“Hollis You are living inin my bed I’e ofmore than I can’t talk about it”

“I’m sorry,” she cries “I don’t even knohere to start And Milo, I would never let anything happen to him Never Colton, you have to believe me”

“I don’t knohat to believe You’re obviously hiding so from me I have a child to think about, Hollis”