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16/6/12 11:13 PM Claimed! - Vicki Lewis Thompson
Find all the lost sounds
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"Dontgetaexcted,Gabe."|acktossedhsnapknonthetabe."ImeavngathesappystufftoNck."
"Thatsareef,"hsbrothersadwthagrn."Iwoudntknowhowtoactfyoustartedgettngasentmentaon
us."
|osewantedtoshoutbutheneedstogetsentmenta!Shecontroedtheurge.TheChancefamydynamcshad
beennpaceongbeforeshecameonthescene.Ahsfe|ackhadgottenawaywthshuttngdownhsemotons.
Toexpectanythngdfferentwasafoosgame,andsheddecdedtostopbengafoo.Nowfshecoudstopovng
|ack,shedbeaces.
SeamusOConner,Morgansfather,rosetohsfeet."Ineverwrtemytoasts,butIwanttogveonetomorrow."
Hswferoedhereyes."Nowtheresashocker."
"Infact,"Seamuscontnued,"Iwoudntmndhavngawordortwonow."
"Tomorrowwoudbesomuchbetter,Dad,"Morgansad."Tonghtwereaydonthavetmefor-"
"Surewedo,Morgan."Gabe,whodhadafarshareofwne,smedathsfuturefather-n-aw."Taketaway,
Seamus."
|ackttedhsheadtoward|ose."Suckup."
"Mmm-hmm."Theyusedtohavetheseprvateconversatonsbackwhentheyseemedtovewthewordnthesame
way.
"FvebuckssaysMorganskcknghmunderthetabe."
"Nobet.TensaysBancaskckngSeamus."
"Nobetthere,ether.Howmanymnutesyougvethstoast?"
"Ffteen."Shewonderedfhewasawarethathedsdhsarmacrossthebackofherchar.
"FvebucksonBancacuttnghmoffatten."
"Youreon."Sheshoudnthavekeptuptheexchangeanddefnteyshoudnthavetakenthebet.Odhabtsded
hard.
AsSeamusbeganwhatwasobvousyarambngaccountofMorganasattegr,|osegancedatherwatchand
settedbacknherchar.|acksfngerscuredeversosghtyaroundherupperarm.Sheshoudtehmtomovehs
hand.Butthefeathertouchwassoheaveny,andharmess.
Maybenotsoharmess.AsSeamusdronedon,|ackazyrubbedhsfngertpsaganstherarm.Sheworeask
bouse,sohewasnttouchngherbareskn,butthefabrctransmttedthatcaressnanncreasngyerotcway.
|osestaredatherpate,wherethefoodwasmostyuntouched.ShegancedaroundtheroomandnotcedAex
watchng her. Lookng away mmedatey, she tred to pretend that |acks touch was accdenta, that t was
somethnghewasntevenawareofdong.
But she knew better. She knew hm better. He was tryng to get a reacton from her, and he was succeedng
beautfuy. Her body hummed and her pantes grew most. Vsons of ther naked bodes fashed wth ncreasng
frequencythroughhermnd.StSeamustaked.
"|ack,"shemurmured.
"Sxmnutesandcountng."HekepthsattentononSeamus."Markmywords,Bancasreadytobow."
Shetookabreath,thenanother."Whatareyoudong?"
"Takngadvantageofagodenopportunty."Hedrewazycrcesonherarm."|ack,pease."
Hsgrptghtenedmperceptby."Pease,what?"
Peasedontstop.Peasemakeovetomeuntathereasonswhywecantbetogetherareburnedaway."Pease
stop."
Hedd.Whenhemovedhsarmandsatbacknhschar,shewantedtoweep.
"Seamus,forGodssake,wndtup,"Bancasad."Wehaveabgdaytomorrow,andweaneedtogohomeand
gotobed."
"ThenIendbyrasngagasstothsfnecompany."Seamusftedthetankardhedbroughtaongwthhmfor
gooduck."Andtothehappycoupe,MorganandGabre.Maygooduckfoowyouayourdays."
Everyoneechoedthesentment,andonceagan,|osewasforcedtocnkgasseswth|ack.Shetredtoreganther
ghtmood."Tenmnutes,onthedot.Youwn."
Asoftsmefashedandwasgone."Dependsonhowyouookatt."Settngdownhsgass,hepushedbackhs
char."Youcanpaymetomorrow."
Shewantedtoshakehmunthsteethratted.Hedserousyhopedthathsanmamagnetsm,whchhehadn
spades,woudmakeherforgetthathewoudgadygvehsbody,butnothsheart.Hewoudneverknowthaths
panhadamostworked.
|ACK DIDNT MAKE THE DECISION unt hours before the weddng. He wasnt even sure why he was dong ths,
excepttfetrghtandhewasgongwthhsgut.Bandtwoudstaynhsstafortheceremonyand|ackwoudrde
thebrownandwhtefyhsdadhadbeentransportngthedayofhsdeath.
BerthaMaewoudbeuptot.Hedworkedwthherdurngthepastweek,andwhen|osehadcutoutonhm,hed
devotedevenmoretmetothefy.Shewasasweetheartand|ackthoughttwashghtmeforhertobecomean
offcapartoftheLastChance.Shedbeenostraczedongenough.
Buthedecdedthefamymembersneededtoknowaboutt.
GabewasnthebarnhepngEmmettweaverbbonsthroughthemanesandtasofthehorsesheandMorgan
woudrdentheceremony.Hebareyookedupwhen|ackannouncedhspantordeBerthaMae."Thatsfne,"he
sad.
Emmettddookupandsquntedat|ack."Imnotsuretsthebestdeayouveeverhad."

"Maybenot,butIwanttodot,unesssomebodysgongtohaveaft."
"Notme,"Gabesad."ButEmmettsrght.AskNckandMombeforeyougodongsomethngkethat."
"Thatwasmypan."|ackheadeduptothehouseandmetNckcomngoutthefrontdoor."|ustthemanIwantto
takto.HowwoudyoufeeaboutmerdngBerthaMaentheceremonynsteadofBandt?"
Nckbnked."Why?"
"ImnotsureIcanexpanthat.Its|ustthatherpresenceherehasbeenkeasorespotthatwonthea,andsoths
pastweekIvebeenworkngwthher.Shesagreathorse,andI.Ithnkthsstheperfecttmeforhertobecome
partofthngs."
Nckttedhshatbackwthhsthumb."Anybodyeseknowaboutths?"
"Gabesadtsfne.EmmettwantedmetocheckwthyouandSarah."
Nckstudedhmquety."Itssomethngyouneedtodo,sntt?"
"Yeah,Ithnkso.ButIreconsderfyou-"
"No,Imnotgongtostandnyourwayonths.ButIhavenodeawhatMomwsay.Itmghtbetoughonher.Or
maybenot."Nckrubbedhschn."Shesprobabythoughtaboutthathorsepenty,hersef.Goaskher.Shesnthe
ktchenwthPamandMaryLou."
"Thanks."|ackstartedupthestepstotheporch.
"Forwhattsworth,"Nckcaedafterhm,"themoreIthnkaboutt,thebetterIkethedea."
|ackpausedtogancebackatNck,whowassmng."Thatsgood."
"ItsthesortofthngDadwoudhavedone,"Ncksad,"gvngthatfyachancetobeusefuagannsteadof
shuttngheraway.Themanhatedwaste."
"IhopeSarahthnksso,too.Ietyouknow."Thenheturnedandwentntothecoonterorofthehouse.
Thektchenwasntcoo,though.PamhadnottakenanyguestsattheBunkandGrubthatweekendsoshecoud
ptchntohepMaryLouwththefoodfortherecepton.Theeventwoudbehednthemeadow,whereacompany
from|acksonhaderectedaargewoodenpatformcoveredbyacanopy.ThefoodMaryLou,PamandSarahfxed
thsmornngwoudbetruckedouttothepatformbysomeofthehandsoncetheweddngpartyrodebackn.
Thethreewomenbustedfromcountertocounter,stackngtraysoffoodandcarryngthemtothewak-ncod
storagethatSarahhadnsstedonhavngwhenthektchenwasremodeed.|ackhatedtonterrupt,butthewhoe
daywoudbenuts,sobetternowthanater.
"Sarah?"
Sheturned,aspoonnonehand."H,|ack.Areyouhungry?Therearesome-"
"No,Imfne,thanks.ButcoudItaktoyouforamnute?"
Shegavehmapuzzedganceandputthespoonbacknthebowofchckensaadshedbeenmxng."Sure."
|ackreazedheddntoftenasktospeakprvateywthher.Andatey,never.NckandGabebothtakedwthher,
butnot|ack.Nowondershedookedathmfunny.
"Letsgooutonthebackporch."Sarahdredherhandsonatoweandedthewayoutthebackdoorofthektchen
toatteporchwthtworattancharsont.MaryLoukedtosttherennceweatherwhenshetookabreak,and
sometmessheandSarahwoudhavemornngcoffeeoutthere.
sometmessheandSarahwoudhavemornngcoffeeoutthere.
MaryLoukeptasmaktchengardenouthere,aongwthattefowerbedthebeesoved.Insummertheback
porchawayssmeedterrfcbetweenthefowersandthefoodcookng.
Butthadbeenfa,andtoocodtoen|oytheporchtheasttme|ackwasoutthere.Onyacoupeofweeksafterhs
dadhadbeenked,hedbeenookngforSarahtoaskheraboutsomedetantheranchedgers.Hedfoundher
here,cryng.
Andheddoneapss-poor|obofcomfortngher,too.Heshoudhavecroucheddownandwrappedhernhsarms,
but nstead hed stood by her char and patted her shouder. She stopped cryng pretty qucky, and now he
wonderedfsheddonethatforhssake,knownghewasuncomfortabewthhertears.
"Haveaseat."Hsstepmothertookthefarcharandgesturedtotheonenearestthedoor."Mm,tsncetostdown
foramnute.Thanksfortheexcuse."
"Maybeweshoudhavehredacaterer."
"Nah."Shesmed."Pamwasdyngtogetnhereandhepwththefood.Gvesheranexcusetohangaroundthe
ranchandbumpntoEmmett.PusIthnkMaryLouwoudhavebeenhghynsutedfwedbroughtsomeoneese
ntoherktchen."Shegazedathm."Sowhatsup?"
"IvecheckedwthNckandGabeaboutths,andtheyseemtothnktsokay,butthefnadecsonsuptoyou."
"|ack,youarenotpunganypranksonGabeandMorgan.Idontwantyoupantngstuffonhstruckortyng
thngstothebumper,andthatsfna."
|ackhadbeensopreoccupedwth|osethathedforgottenthatweddngswereprmetmeforthatkndofthng.
"Okay,nopantngandnostufftedtothebumper."Hewonderedwhatesehecoudreasonabyexpecttogetaway
wth.
"Imeant,|ack."Shetredtoookstern,butherbueeyessparkedwthaughter."Ifthatswhatyoucametoask
about,theanswersno."
"ThatsntwhatIwantedtoaskyou.IwonderedfyouwoudhaveaprobemwthmerdngBerthaMaenthe
ceremonytoday."
Thesparkefadedfromhereyesandtheygrewsoft,thenwatery.Asngetearescaped,butSarahwhskedtaway
atonce."Sure.Whynot?"Shesnffed.
|ackwasdsmayed."Imsorry.Forgett.Imacompetebonehead.Ishoudhavereazedthatyou-"
"No,no.Iwantyouto.Ithnktsagreatdea."Shedugnherapronpocketandpuedoutatssue."Dontmnd

me."Shebewhernose.
"Itsnotagreatdeaftupsetsyou.Thsssupposedtobeahappydayforyou,andIdontwanttocauseyou
pan."|oseswordsranthroughhsmnd.|osethoughthewascausngSarahpaneverytmeheusedherfrst
namensteadofcangherMom.Washe?
Sheookedathm,herexpressonresoute."Itsagreatdea,exactythewayyourfatherwoudhavehandedthe
stuaton.Makeagrandgesture,ancethatwoundandmoveon.Ive.Ivegonedowntoseeherquteabt,you
know."
"BerthaMae?"|ackwasastounded."Youneversadanythng.Ineversawyou."
"Oh,Imakesurenobodyeverseesme.SometmesIgobeforedawn,orateatnght.Ivetodherhowhardtsfor
me,knowngthatshesaveand|onathansdead.Shes.shesagoodstener."Sarahsmedweaky.
"Maybeso,butshesnotgongtobentheceremony.Itstoomuch."
Sarah shook her head. "Its exacty rght. Ive been wshng we coud have some symbo of your father at the
weddng.IthoughtNckrdngyourdadshorseGodRushwouddothetrck,butfyoushowuponBerthaMae,
thatsevenbetter."Shedrewashakybreath."Andbesdes,Ithnktwouddoyouawordofgood."
Hschesttghtened."Thssntaboutme."
"Oh,ts.Itsaboutyou,me,GabeandNck."Shereachedoverandputherhandonhsarm."Doths,|ack.Idbe
gratefu."
Hetookherhandandcosedbothofhsaroundt."Idontwanttomakeyoucry."
"Cryngsntawaysabadthng.Besdes,amotherscryatweddngs.Nobodywthnkanythngoft."
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"YOUMAYKISSthebrde."
Easersadthandone.|osesatastrdeDestny,hodngMorgansbouquet,wheGabewhskedoffhsStetson
andtredtomaneuveraroundMorgansveedhatandvoumnousvoryskrts.Theydpractcedthsyesterday,but
notnfuregaa.
|osedecdedfsheevergotmarred,whchwasnttopsonheragendarghtnow,shewoudnttetheknoton
horseback.Orfshegotmarredonhorseback,shewoudspecfythatathewomencoudwear|eansandnot
dresses,whchrequredruffedpantaoonsunderthemsonoonentheweddngpartyfashedtheguestswhe
mountngordsmountng.|osefetkeanextranGonewththeWnd.
Themenhadtmucheaser.Gabesruffedshrt,strngte,backStetsonandcutawaycoatddnthamperhm
nearyasmuchasMorgansdress.|osehadbeentryngnottonotcehowsexy|ackookedtrckedoutnamanner
smartoGabe.Heworeruffessurprsngyweforsuchamanyman.
HewasmountedonabrownandwhtehorsensteadofBandt,whchsurprsedher.But|ackonhorsebackwasan
arousngsght,whetherherodehsbackandwhtePantornot.Thehorsefdgetedabt,whchcaused|acks
thghsmuscestofexandhscapabehandstotghtenontherens.Notthat|osewaspayngattenton.Notmuch.
Whenhespokenaowvoce,shehadtoookaway,becausethetoneremndedherofthewayhetakedtoher
whentheywere.whoops,betternotthnkofthat.
SarahChancewastakngeverythngn,notmssngabtoftheacton.Tearsroeduncheckeddownherfaceasf
shehadntnotcedthatshewascryng.HerfocusshftedfromGabeandMorganto|ack,andthentoNck.
Bancawasasocryng,butshebottedhertearscarefuy,asfconcernedabouthermakeup.Theeventcoudntbe
as pognant for Morgans mother snce she had her husband at her sde. Ther two sons fanked them, |ust as
EmmettandPamhadtakenapostononethersdeofSarah.ButSarahsgoodfrendscoudntrepacetheman
shedovedforamostthrtyyears.
Morganfnaywhppedoffherownhatandve,sunganarmaroundGabesneck,andpuedhmnforabgkss.
ThemountedweddngpartycheeredandDomnque,whowastheoffcaweddngphotographer,tooksevera
pcturesnqucksuccesson.Thecommotoncaused|ackshorsetotosstsheadandprancenervousy.Ashepued
backontherens,hegancedoveratSarah.
Shebewhmakssandmouthedthewordsthankyou.Inreturn,|acktouchedtwofngerstothebrmofhshatn
saute.|osecoudnthepwonderngwhatthatwasaabout.
GabeandMorganendedtherpassonatekss."Thatdoer!"Gabeshouted."Letsrde!"
Wththat,heandMorgantookoffatabrsktrot.
|ackbeckonedto|ose,andthetwoofthemmetnthemddeofthemakeshftase.Hegancednherdrecton.
"Ready?"
"Yep."NudgngDestnywthherhees,sherodebesdehmwhesttngthetrotverywe,fsheddsaysohersef.
"Verygood."
Shestaredstraghtahead."Thanks."Desptenotookngathm,shewastotayawareofhseverymove.|ackon
horsebackhadbecomesynonymouswththermornngtrysts,andshemghtneverbeabetordeahorsewthout
thnkngofmakngovetohmonthatsoftbankethedkepttuckednhssaddebag.
"Youookbeautfu."
Herpuseeaped."Thankyou."Somaybethedresseswerentsuchastupddea,aftera.Prortogettngonthe
horse,shedkedtheromantcnostagaofthehgh-neckedbuedresswthtstghtbodceandfuskrt.Itwasnt
themostcomfortaberdngoutftntheword,butsheddfeefemnneandsexynt.Evenfshehadnontenton
ofbecomngnvovedwth|ackagan,sheen|oyedknownghethoughtsheookedgoodtoday.
Theyrodenstranedsencewhebehndthemeveryoneaughedandtakedabouttheceremony.|osereazed

therformatywtheachothermghtbecomecauseforconcern.Shemghtaswemakeconversatonnowand
reeveanyawkwardness.
Sosheaskedthefrstthngthatcametohermnd."WhyarentyourdngBandttoday?"
"ItseemedkethetmetontroduceBerthaMae."
ShegancedatthebrownandwhtePant."Thatshername?"
"Fradso,poorgr.Itsthenameshearrvedwth,andnobodysputthoughtntochangngt."
"Soshesnew?"|osecoudntunderstandwhy|ackwoudchooseanewhorseforsuchabgoccason.
"Shesbeenhereatteovertenmonths."
Somethngnhstoneaertedhertothesgnfcanceofthat.Andthensheknew."Thssthehorseyourfatherwas
transportngthedayheded,sntt?"
|acknodded."Ithoughtrdnghertodaymght.we,hepnsomeway."
Theuncertantynhsvocemadeherbreathcatch.|ackddntaowhmseftobeuncertan."SothatswhySarah
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Theuncertantynhsvocemadeherbreathcatch.|ackddntaowhmseftobeuncertan."SothatswhySarah
bewyouakssandsadthankyou."
"Yeah."Hesghed."ButImadehercry,andIhatethat."
Shegazedathm-sota,sostrong,sovunerabe."Imsuretwasntonyyourdngthshorse,"shesadgenty.
"Weddngsareawaysemotona."
"Rght,whchswhyIshoudnthavegvenhersomethngesetocryabout."
"Ddsheknowwhatyouhadnmnd?"
"Iaskedherandshesadtwasagreatdea,thattwoudbeanotherwaytomakeDadpartoftheday.St,I
wonderftwasamstake."Hepaused."Shesabraveady.ThatsaIcansay."
|osesthroatfettght.Theheartshedcarefuycosedandockedagansthmwasopenngagan."Shesaucky
adytohavethreesonswhooveher."
"Weretheuckyones,|ose."
"Yes.Yes,youare."Shemghthavesadmore,buttherdewasover.Theydarrvedatthecanopedpatforms
wheretabesandcharsweresetupandAexmannedamobesoundsystemhedrentedn|ackson.
Aovesongfedthemeadow.Anhourago,|osewoudhaveresstedthewordsandthemeody,butthatwas
beforesheddscoveredthat|ackhadtakendeberateactontoheathewoundscreatedwhenhsfatherded.If
|ackcoudtakethatemotonarsk,thenmaybethewashedbutaroundhsheartwerecrackng.
"Saveadanceforme."
Sheturnedtohm,expectngtoseenhseyesthefamarheatthatshefoundsohardtoresst.Insteadhsgaze
wassoft,hssmegente.
Herheartbegantopound.Perhaps|ackwaswngtotakethebggestemotonarskofa."Ithnkyouresupposed
todancewthme,"shesad."Youknow,asbestmanandmadofhonor."
"Oh,yeah.Rght.I|ustmeant-"
"Dontworry."Shereturnedhssme."Isaveyouadance."Shedsaveeverydanceforhm,becauseonceagan,
shedbeguntohope.
|ACKHADWRITTENatoastpackedwthwsecracksandnsdefamy|okes.Nckhadagreedtofoowwthatoast
fuofschmatz,thekndofsentmentaschtckhewassogoodat.Butwhen|ackstood,champagnegassnhand,
heookedatthewordshedwrttenandknewtheywerentrght.
Athough|osesatbesdehmattheheadtabe,hedspokentoherveryttesncetheydendedtherde.Hed
avodedtakngtoheronpurpose,becausehecoudntmakesmatakrghtnow.Hsheartwastoofu.
Hedneverbeabetodeverthetoasthedwrtten,ether.Crumpngthepapernonehand,hesurveyedthe
assembedguestsbeforeturnngtoGabeandMorgan.
"Gabe,Ioweyouanapoogy.You,too,Morgan,forthatmatter."
Gabestaredathm."Forwhat?"
"Thnkngyouwererushngntothsmarrage.Iddntgett,ddntunderstand.Ithoughtyoudostyourmnds.But
Igettnow.Youddntoseyourmnds,youostyourhearts.Isauteyoubothforhavngthecouragetotrust
yoursevesandeachother."Herasedhsgass.
"Hear,hear!"caedSeamusOConner.Gassescnked.
|acktookaspandremanedstandng."Theresamanwhosnotwthustodaynbody,butmostdefnteynsprt.
Myfatherwoudhaveovedthsparty,whchwasmanypannedandexecutedbyawonderfuwomanwhosaso
beenthebestmotheranykdcoudhave,SarahChance."|ackmetSarahsgazeasherasedhsgass."Heresto
you,Mom."
Hersoftgaspofsurprsewasfoowed,asheknewtwoudbe,bytears.Andtwasokay.Settngdownhsgass,he
wakedovertoherasemotonshedhedncheckforyearsboedthroughhm,pushngoutathebtterness,a
thefear.
Standng,shehedoutherarms,andhegatheredhercose."Ioveyou,Mom,"hemurmured,hsvocethck.
"Ioveyou,too,|ack."Shesqueezedhmsotghthecoudntbreathe,butthatwasokay,too.Thenshemovedback
andsmedupathmthroughhertears."Andnow,Imreayreadytoparty."
"Me,too."Gvngheraquckkssonthecheek,heturnedbacktotheheadtabe.
Andtherewas|ose,hssweet,sexy|ose,wthtearsrunnngdownherface,too.Andthatwasabsouteyokay,
becauseheknewtheyweretearsof|oy.Hewshedhecoudkssthemaway,butrghtnow,hehadatoasttofnsh.
Herasedhsgassagan."ToMorganandGabe,andafetmeofove."
Onceagan,gassescnked,and|ackmadehswaybacktohsseatandsatdown.

|osegazedathm,hereyesstbrmmng."Thatwasbeautfu."
Hewantedtoksshermorethanhewantedtobreathe,butnowwasnotthetme."No,yourebeautfu.Thatwas.
ongoverdue."
"|ack,Iwshwe-"
"Iknow.Me,too."Hereachedoverandsqueezedherhand."Later."
Nckstood."Ivehadtofoow|ackamyfe,andtsneverbeentoughertodothanrghtnow.Great|ob,bro."
"IearnedeverythngIknowaboutsappystufffromyou,kd."
Thecommentgotaaugh,whch|ackhadcountedon.Enoughoftheheavystuff.Tmetoghtenup.Buthehadnt
qutebeenabetoetgoof|oseshand,andhehedtthroughNckstoast,andthroughSeamussendessspeech.
WhenBancafnayputastoptoherhusbandsrambng,thetoastsendedandthedancngbegan.
OncethebrdeandgroomhadthertmeonthefoorandhadseparatedsothatMorgancouddancewthSeamus
andGabewthSarah,|ackpushedbackhschar."Ourturn."
Hsarmsachedtohodher,andmaneuverngaroundthetabesotheycoudaccessthedancefoorseemedtotake
forever.Butatasttheymadet.Whensheturnedtofacehmandmovedntohsembrace,heforgotaabout
dancng.Atastshewasnhsarms,andhewasneverettnggo.
Hegazedntothosesoftgrayeyes."Ivebeensuchafoo,|ose."Thewordscameoutwthoutwarnng.Hehadnt
panned to say anythng unt theyd danced for a whe, but he coudnt seem to contro the emotons surgng
throughhmortheurgetotehereverythng."TheresnoforgvnghowItreatedyouastOctober,butthatswhat
Imaskngyoutodo."
Thegownhereyesgavehmhope.
Hepungedon."Infact,Imbeggngyoutoforgveme."
"OfcourseIdo."
Thetghtnessthathadgrppedhmsnceearymornngeased,eavnghsegsatterubbery."ThankGodforthat.
Thethngs."Hesearchedherexpresson,tryngtoconvncehmsefthatshewoudntshoothmdown,athough
shestmght.Whatthehe,hehadtosayt,anyway."Thethngs.Ioveyou."
Hersmetrembed."Good,becauseIveovedyousnceastsummer."
"Oh,|ose."Heframedherfacewthshaknghands."Iveovedyoufromthatfrstnghtwespenttogether,butIwas
toostupd-no,toostubborn-toadmtt."
"Somethngstaketme."
Heabsorbedthehappnessradatngfromher.Howhedmssedthat."Somethngstakeafetme."
"Yes."Hergrayeyessparked.
"Wyougvemeafetme,|ose?"
Hersmedazzedhm."YouknowIw."
"Iddntknowtbefore."Hebrushedhercheekswthhsthumbs."Iddntetmysefseetheovenyoureyes.ButI
seetnow."
"Hey!"Nckcaed."Youtwogonnadanceorwhat?"
|ackgnoredhsbrotherashefocusedon|ose."Wedancenamnute,okay?"
"Okay."
"FrsttheressomethngIneedtodo."Rghtbeforehekssedher,hecosedhseyesandsentypromsedtokeep
hsheartopen-toGabe,toNck,toSarah,andmostofato|ose,thewomanwhohadcamedtforherown.
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HANDLINGTHED|DUTIESataweddnghadasurreaquatyforAex,consderngthattheastweddnghed
attendedhadbeenhsownfouryearsago.Dvorcehadknockedhmforaoop,buthewasstartngtorecover.St,
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dnner,hedbeenhtwthaggantccaseofod-fashoned,gotta-have-tust.HedspentFrdaynghtdreamngof
herbodacousbody.
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gutyofbypassngthecountrytunesattmesanddeberateychoosngnumbersthatcredoutforswvenghps
andshmmyngbreasts.Tyersmother,Banca,couddance,butTyertookthatnhertedsenseofrhythmtoa
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andshmmyngbreasts.Tyersmother,Banca,couddance,butTyertookthatnhertedsenseofrhythmtoa
whoeneweve.Aexwoudovetohavesomeofthatactondrectedhsway.
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woudbeoccupyngthesamegeographcaspaceforanothertwevehours,tops.
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