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ser, Lara

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s if to say, See? I tol

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closer. "I'm

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front of my father, "Toms

esit

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them one last time

lowed me t

bed. He opened the

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u can't force l

es. But haven't we shared so much

. Everything! And still, I fee

" he said. "I'm telling you the truth now. Pl

t melte

peated, voice l

ded s

forgiven each other... ca

shed

t have you

again. Passio

to wake up f

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proached me. "Tomson had to

l, he told my father. Th

ny is doing well because we have Tomson by ou

, disbelief flo

if I should

walked away-b

ngled Under

Lydia invited me. She's a part

couldn't believe it's already been a year. I slipped into my stiletto heels, made sure my

s re

I arrived, the beauty of the place made me pause. W

breat

nd her fiancé like he might run off at any momen

started dragging me around. Honestly, the

my eyes fel

s he do

told-in my eyes, Tomson stood out more than

was distracted

u guys on goo

estly, I didn't want to burde

ided: I will face al

," Lydia said softly, "but Lara, whatev

ever do to deserve a friend like her

thought, Tomson was al

Lydia, there he was-standing so close.

ht me-in br

gently, his voice soothin

I could feel the eyes of the crowd on us

didn't

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i

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mson. Long t

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was forced. Polite on the surface, but

m aside and dragged

ou doing here?"

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know Tomso

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, "Oh wait... is that your bo