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“I invited them for dinner At my house if that’s better”

I shove hiood for the some alone time at the moment?”

He nods “Kelly’s tired”

“So what’s it like with hi or…?”

“He takes some maintenance medicines, I think Most of it for his heart”

“His heart?”

Barrett holds a branch back for

“He has soe from the chemo”

“Really? He seeh unhappily “That’s a stupid thing to say, I guess”

“No” His hand brushes my lower back as the wind blows a strand of hair intoup, they think”

“Still” I exhale slowly “That’s just… I hate that”

“Because you have a soft heart”

“INFJ Advocate here,” I say, in an exaggerated, Valley Girl voice

Instead of chuckling like I think he will, Barrett leans over and brushes his lips acrossan arainst him so I’m stopped there in the woods Hisme shiver as I latch onto his arm, around my waist

He kissesand I feel all warm and needy Then he comes around in front of me and takes my face in his hands