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My hands flew to my mouth She still had five weeks until her due date “I can take Luna for you and watch the boys, whatever you need me to do”

He let out a heavy breath, wisps of vapor playing in the cold air “I have it covered I just need you to get in the truck so I can take you home,” he snapped

That was it, the piercing blow He was done withof it all I stepped back, hoping he wouldn’t see the o I’ll call Mara for a ride”

For a split second, regret lined his features, but exasperation took over “If that’s what you want,” he sighed

“I think it’s for the best Please tell Shanna and Adonis they are in my prayers And if it’s not too much trouble, please keep me posted about the babies” My voice hitched unnaturally There was a lump in my throat the size of Mars

Noah only nodded and rolled up hisWith that he took off, leavingThe tears I had been holding back softly trickled downlot for severala clue what to do All I kept asking myself was, how did I just let one of the best people I knoalk out of ht away, even as the snow began to land on , I couldn’t move I had to know Then the cold hard truth hit me

Because you don’t own your life Miss Sparkly haunted me with Noah’s words

I felt as if I had been trying But obviously not hard enough

That was going to change

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I shoved a huge spoonful of peppermint ice cream in my mouth while I blubbered, “He just left me there I mean, I told him to, but he didn’t even hesitate”

Mara made circular motions on e bowl of ice crea it Which I was Mara was a saint and had picked hther my sad, sad tale

“I’m sure he’s worried about his sister, and your post about hi”

Ugh The stupid post I dropped my spoon in the bowl, sat back on her comfy couch, and curled into myself “I had to write that post because I’m a sneaky skank”

Mara pressed her lips together, trying not to smile “How are you a sneaky skank?” Her lips twitched up “Try to say that ten times fast”

If only I could laugh over this, but there was nothing funny about it “Mara,” my voice cracked “Iwellthe truth is” I knew I had to own it “The truth is that I like Noah”

Mara stilled, but her eyes were riddled with questions “When you say like, do you mean like or like like?”

“Like like,” I said dramatically