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it back because we had been there for each other. “I
can’t handle it if he hurts her again. She deserves better…” I turned to look right at her, finally letting her see how upset I was. She had been so quiet ever since she finally came out of Axton’s room that I knew she
had felt my tension. “…You deserve better!”
Dallas smiled and pulled me into her arms. She wasn’t a fan of hugs, of any physical contact really, but
she held me close and stroked her hands over my hair. “Stop worrying about me, Harp. I know what I’m
doing. This is like closure. He and I are having one last crazy weekend. I’ve needed it, actually. He’s been haunting me for so long and now I can work him out of my system and leave with a smile on my face.”
I wrapped my arms around her small waist, breathing in the soothing scent of her subtle perfume. I
didn’t believe a word she was saying, but I wasn’t going to call her on it. For the moment I was going to
pretend I believed her. I was good at pretending things were okay; my childhood had made me a pro at it.
Hugging her tight for another long moment to soak up the love we shared, I finally let go. “Okay, Em.
Let’s go.”
Big green eyes were still narrowed on me, but she nodded her head after only a small hesitation and
turned around to put the Escalade in Drive.
By that afternoon I had pushed all thoughts of Dallas and Axton out of my mind. The seven of us were
having too much fun for me to let any negative thoughts affect me. We were sitting outside by the pool at
the house Shane and I had bought just a few months ago. I loved Santa Monica more than I thought I
would. We had tried to find a house in Malibu, but there hadn’t been anything available that either of us
had really liked. As soon as the realtor had shown us this four-bedroom cottage, I had been in love with it.
“We could have gone to a spa and gotten all of this done,” Emmie said as she watched Lucy put on a
second coating of sunshine-yellow polish on her toes. “That’s what we did before my wedding.”
I shook my head. “I like this better. Just us.” It was perfect in my book. Sitting beside my pool with a
glass of wine in hand while my favorite girls in the world catered to my every want and need. Dallas had
done my mani and pedi, giving me a simple white French tip on both that looked elegant. I had an
expensive mud mask on my face to make my skin glow come morning, and we were gorging on takeout
food to the point I was sure my wedding dress wasn’t going to go over my hips. Perfect…
I missed Shane.
It was irrational, since I had just seen him a few hours ago. I would see him in less than twenty-four
hours, and walk down the aisle to him and become his wife. Still, my heart ached to have him holding me
right at that moment.
I wondered what he and the guys were getting into tonight. I knew they had something planned for him.
I was sure that Drake was going to be watching Mia while everyone else went out. For Nik’s night out, he
and Shane had gotten tattoos over their hearts. Nik’s had been mouthwatering. The heart, the lettering, the flames.
When Shane had shown me his own, I had cried. Then he had made love to me until I couldn’t
remember where we were.
Drake had sketched my eyes. Big, violet eyes. Shane had taken it to the tattoo artist who had turned it
into a masterpiece on my man’s chest. My eyes stared back at me every time he took off his shirt. I
wondered if he was going to get another one tonight. With the remaining four members of OtherWorld
joining them at Emmie’s house later tonight, I doubted it.
“I want a tattoo.”
Five heads shot up and around to look at me. They knew I wasn’t the biggest fan of tattoos. Unlike
Dallas who was more tattoo than skin, I only had one little bitty one on the back of my neck that
represented my friendship with her. I didn’t like the needles, the sound of the tattoo gun. But I wanted to show Shane
can’t handle it if he hurts her again. She deserves better…” I turned to look right at her, finally letting her see how upset I was. She had been so quiet ever since she finally came out of Axton’s room that I knew she
had felt my tension. “…You deserve better!”
Dallas smiled and pulled me into her arms. She wasn’t a fan of hugs, of any physical contact really, but
she held me close and stroked her hands over my hair. “Stop worrying about me, Harp. I know what I’m
doing. This is like closure. He and I are having one last crazy weekend. I’ve needed it, actually. He’s been haunting me for so long and now I can work him out of my system and leave with a smile on my face.”
I wrapped my arms around her small waist, breathing in the soothing scent of her subtle perfume. I
didn’t believe a word she was saying, but I wasn’t going to call her on it. For the moment I was going to
pretend I believed her. I was good at pretending things were okay; my childhood had made me a pro at it.
Hugging her tight for another long moment to soak up the love we shared, I finally let go. “Okay, Em.
Let’s go.”
Big green eyes were still narrowed on me, but she nodded her head after only a small hesitation and
turned around to put the Escalade in Drive.
By that afternoon I had pushed all thoughts of Dallas and Axton out of my mind. The seven of us were
having too much fun for me to let any negative thoughts affect me. We were sitting outside by the pool at
the house Shane and I had bought just a few months ago. I loved Santa Monica more than I thought I
would. We had tried to find a house in Malibu, but there hadn’t been anything available that either of us
had really liked. As soon as the realtor had shown us this four-bedroom cottage, I had been in love with it.
“We could have gone to a spa and gotten all of this done,” Emmie said as she watched Lucy put on a
second coating of sunshine-yellow polish on her toes. “That’s what we did before my wedding.”
I shook my head. “I like this better. Just us.” It was perfect in my book. Sitting beside my pool with a
glass of wine in hand while my favorite girls in the world catered to my every want and need. Dallas had
done my mani and pedi, giving me a simple white French tip on both that looked elegant. I had an
expensive mud mask on my face to make my skin glow come morning, and we were gorging on takeout
food to the point I was sure my wedding dress wasn’t going to go over my hips. Perfect…
I missed Shane.
It was irrational, since I had just seen him a few hours ago. I would see him in less than twenty-four
hours, and walk down the aisle to him and become his wife. Still, my heart ached to have him holding me
right at that moment.
I wondered what he and the guys were getting into tonight. I knew they had something planned for him.
I was sure that Drake was going to be watching Mia while everyone else went out. For Nik’s night out, he
and Shane had gotten tattoos over their hearts. Nik’s had been mouthwatering. The heart, the lettering, the flames.
When Shane had shown me his own, I had cried. Then he had made love to me until I couldn’t
remember where we were.
Drake had sketched my eyes. Big, violet eyes. Shane had taken it to the tattoo artist who had turned it
into a masterpiece on my man’s chest. My eyes stared back at me every time he took off his shirt. I
wondered if he was going to get another one tonight. With the remaining four members of OtherWorld
joining them at Emmie’s house later tonight, I doubted it.
“I want a tattoo.”
Five heads shot up and around to look at me. They knew I wasn’t the biggest fan of tattoos. Unlike
Dallas who was more tattoo than skin, I only had one little bitty one on the back of my neck that
represented my friendship with her. I didn’t like the needles, the sound of the tattoo gun. But I wanted to show Shane
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