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“Thanks,” Katie said

“Anytime, doll You know this”

She looked up at ht hair She was flattening out her curls, and I found that I missed them Her hair sat on her shoulders and fluttered around her cheeks, but all I could see were those bouncing curls hanging down her back

She had changed so er for Michael’s part in all this

He’d done this to her Changed her I knew he had

“I’et so?”

“Already ate, doll You go enjoy yourself And your roo as you need it”

“You didn’t have to do that,” she said with a grin

I watched a flush taint her cheeks That same flush that happened just before I’d kissed her

Fuck, I wanted to kiss her

“It’s there for you to use I’otta do is pick up that phone and ask,” I said

She wrapped her ar hall I had no idea what had come over me It was like o I wanted to follow her and have breakfast with her I wanted her to sit and get off her feet while I fixed her a plate I wanted to do all the things for her I knew that asshole Michael hadn’t been doing for her because I wanted her to knohat she deserved

I watched her until she turned the corner, and she chanced a glance back atto find so for my brain to do other than fant

asize about kissing her She waved atto clear

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