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“Because of the credit card? What about the stunt you pulled? I called I texted I had the da for you Do you knohat it felt like when I thought you were ?”

“Missing? Why would I be ?”

I threw my hands in the air “I don’t know Maybe because you had just told me a horrific story about how your sister is on the run”

“You thought I ran?”

“No I don’t knohat I thought I only knew I couldn’t find you I thought you were lost or so it out loud sounds dahed

She sat next toto find me?”

“I thought I had made that clear I turned the hotel upside down”

She stared ahead The green light passed the red one on the horizon “I’m sorry I made you worry I shouldn’t have done that”

“No, you shouldn’t have” I hung ht what you toldmy body toward her I didn’t care that she closed her eyes when I held her face between my hands “I knohat it’s like to carry fa like that I felt honored that you shared it with me”

Her eyes fluttered open I wished I could see the hazel flecks under the stars “But, the way you acted You were a jackass”

“Ok, so s They are multi-million dollar contracts Fifty htly preoccupied It didn’t ht wasn’t important to me”

“Oh”

“Yeah, oh” I leaned toward her The air suddenly see toward us any longer Nights on the beach could be cold, but I didn’t feel the chill on ain? The sa to ask you so I have never in my life asked someone”

“What’s that?” Her voice had lost soer and resentment

“Can I kiss you?”