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“What’s goin’ on, beautiful?” I asked “Talk to me”

“This gesture is so… it’s just so much,” she said

I held her tighter toto relieve her of all the stress she was currently experiencing It’s been a ind of a holiday for her She came home broken up and she had a wonderful encounter with all of us Then her ex ca back into town and wanted to try and win her back for his own selfish reasons Then ere all upset with one another and then her father had his stroke and now she was standing in a ho her to move in

I could easily see how she was overwhel

She shook in et her to settle down I rubbed her back and whispered sweet nothings in her ear I pressed kiss after kiss into the top of her head while I swayed her body side to side The sun had set below the trees of thethe house I felt her smile fall further and further from her face and I knew before she said the words that ere headed for a world of hurt

“I have no idea how so like this could work,” she said

The worried smiles on my brother’s faces dropped to stoic looks I closed my eyes and tucked her head underneathinto very shaky territory and ere losing the battle This Christift anted to bestow upon the wo a point of contention and I was desperate to try and ht

“Why do you believe that?” I asked

“Soet jealous,” she said as she pushed away froht”

“I made you that promise,” Ethan said

“And so did I,” Chance said

“But it doesn’t uys Guys fight They get jealous and protective of what’s theirs It’s just what you guys are progra to end up being the reason you guys are torn apart”

“Kyra, none of that is goin’ to happen,” I said “If anything, you’re what brings this faether”

“What?” she asked

“Yeah,” Owen said “This is the first time we’ve ever re happened”