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it fell from the sky. But don’t worry because your paren t s and the other passengers on boar d didn’t know anything about it. T hey didn’t suffer one tiny bit, and now they’ve all gone to heaven.”
    “But that means I won’ t see Mom and Dad until I go to heaven , too .”
    “Oh Sophie. I’m so sorry.”
    She’d finally managed to pull away from her grandmother and run out of Mountainview. She had run a mile down the road not stopping until she arrived at Wade’s house. She banged on the door until Bob opened it.
    “Well, look who it is. C ome in , little lady.”
    Wade had been sitting eatin g a sandwich when she ’d run over to him, thrown her arms around him and screamed.
    “My parents are in heaven , and I won’t ever see them again until I’m old and die.”
    Wade , even though he was just eight years old , had hugged and reassured her that the world wasn’t going to end for her, even if her parents were no longer around. Her grandmother would give her a home. And if anything happened to Emily , then W ade and his dad would ado pt her and she’d live with them.
    “Tell me what you’re thinking?” asked Wade.
    His question ja rred her back to her present source of melancholy.
    She looked up at him. “How come you’ve always been there for me?”
    “Because we’re best buddies, that’s why.”
    He leaned in and kissed a tear away.
    “Anyone tell you your tears are sweet and not salty?”
    “Nope, you’re the only one who’s sampled them , though. Who did you finally lose your virginity to?” asked Sophie.
    “That’s a strange question. What brought that up?”
    “The condoms in your glove compartment.”
    “A woman in Cheyenne . She worked as receptionist at the hotel where I stayed when I first move d there. She was older, had lots of prior experience , s o I thought she was a safe bet to teach me the ropes.”
    “Was it okay?”
    “Nope, nothing about it was any good.”
    “I’m sorry.”
    He stroked her head again.
    “Do you believe you can ever start over again ? ” asked Sophie.
    “ Yeah, I think anyone can.”
     
     

 
    Chapter Five
     
    Wade hated to see Sophie look so sad. Her eyes were red where she’d cried , and she hadn’t smiled for the last hour , which wasn’t like her at all. He’d brought her a burger and fries , but she’d left them largely untouched. H e knew she was nervous about her grandmother’s arraignment hearing. They sat in the front row waiting for Emily’s case to be called. Richard Martin had told them he’d contacted his attorne y friend , and he was on his way to Greenville as they spoke.
    When Emily’s name and number were called, Sophie gripped his ha nd so har d he was sure she’d bruised it. Soph, wit h her tiny hands. Who would have thought she had such a cast- iron grip ? He looked down seeing her delicate fingers and unblemished skin. He knew it was an inappropriate time to be doing this , but he tickled her palm with his index and middle fingers. S he glanced at him , and he smiled before winking. Sophie smiled , and his h eart skipped a beat. He’d found a way to make her smile again . She gripp ed his hand some more , which made him think of something even more inappropriate .
    Wade wondered what her hand would feel like running over his body. Over his chest, down his belly, downwards , and then being wrapped around his cock.
    He coughed, not because he had anything irritating in his throat. He wanted to remind himself of what had happened in the clothing store when his mind had drifted into the erotic zone.
    Yeah, you won’t learn your lesson, will you?
    He flipped her hand over and slip ped his own inside and held it there as the bailiff read the charges against Emily.
    Should he be holding Sophie’s hand like this? After all, this was the sort of gesture lovers did , not people who were just friends. He thought of Cathy. He’d promised her there was nothing going on between h im and Sophie , but was that true? She