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you.” He leaned over, resting his chin on the
crown of her head.
    Addy was speechless and just stood there. She’d never
heard of such a thing—as far as she knew Akori couldn’t heal. Gage was
clearly shaken up and she mindlessly reached her arms up and looped them around
his neck.
    “You just collapsed —I started to pick you up to
take you to my mom, but I noticed you weren’t breathing.”
    His words sent a shock through her from head to toe.
    “You were lifeless, Addy.” He picked his head up,
looking down at her. “I thought you were gonna die.”
    Taking his hand, she led him inside her villa to the
sofa. She decided they both needed to sit down before one of them fell out
again.
    Gage explained that he’d placed his hands on her to
start CPR, but instead, the Akori symbols on the tops of his hands flashed a
bright blue wave of light and she gasped for air. The bruises and cuts were
gone, but she didn’t wake up.
    Addy couldn’t think of anything to say, so she reached
over and laced her fingers through his. Gage’s hands were bigger and so much
more grown up looking than when he used to hold her hand to cross the street. She
noticed he was wearing his family’s silver ring, with the letter E engraved
over an Akori symbol. Molly gave it to him when he turned twelve, but she’d
never seen him wear it.
    After a couple of minutes, the silence was becoming
too much to take and Addy felt like she had to say something.
    “Do you remember when we tricked your mom and Fate
into both giving us money for the candy store?” She had no idea what made her
ask him that of all things, but it just came out.
    Gage leaned his head back and grinned. “Yes, you were
6 and you puked on my shoes.”
    “Yep. You needed new shoes anyway.”
    She’d been so afraid of being caught with the extra
candy that she’d eaten all of hers at once and gotten sick. Gage took care of
her until she felt better so they wouldn’t have to tell Molly and Fate.
    Addy was his partner in crime on more than one occasion.
Gage always convinced her to do the things he’d get in trouble for. He figured
out at an early age she could get away with more than him because she was too
young to know better. He took advantage of it as often as possible.
    Their conversation stalled out again and neither one of
them spoke. Moose jumped on the sofa and cuddled up next to her, forcing her to
shift closer to Gage.
    He put his arm around her, and pulled her over so her
head was on his shoulder. He rested his head on the top of hers and twisted her
damp hair around his fingers.
    After meeting Tanner the night before, sitting on her
couch next to Gage ranked way up there on her Oddest Moments list.
     “I’m glad you’re alright.” Gage murmured, sounding
almost like he was talking in his sleep.
    Addy started thinking she should get up or something
before he went to sleep, but by the time she decided to make her move she could
tell by his even breathing it was too late. She wasn’t tired at all after being
knocked out all day, but not wanting to disturb Gage or the cat, she just closed
her eyes and forced herself to sleep.
     
    The next time Addy opened her eyes it was to the sound
of someone knocking on her door. Daylight was pouring in through her windows
and she could hear the ocean. She was still on her sofa next to Gage who’d managed
to somehow get both of his arms wrapped around her. She tried to move but her long
hair was caught under his elbow.
    Until two days ago, they hadn’t been alone together
for years. It was unreal to wake up face to face with him sleeping on her hair
after he’d basically saved her life. She’d never heard of Akori having healing
powers, and judging by how shook up he seemed, neither had Gage.
    There was another knock at her door.
    “Gage, wake up,” she said, shaking him lightly.
    He opened his eyes and looked around, stopping on her.
    “Someone’s at the door.”
    He smiled and motioned to the door with his