 in while she's wiggling into a pair of skinny jeans. "I dumped all my shoes in the closet," she says, zipping up her jeans. She knows me so well.

I snag a pair of white sandals from the closet and slip them on as I shuffle over to help Zara with the clasp of her necklace. Once it's on, she tosses her long, silky, molasses colored hair over her shoulder and examines me from head to toe. Grinning, she says, "You look amazing. Are you ready for this?"

My stomach flips, but I say, "Sure, I guess. They'll like me, right?"

"They'll adore you." She says it so confidently, I can't help smiling. Linking arms, we saunter out to the living room where Holden and Malachi are completely immersed in the game they're playing. Rolling her eyes, Zara clears her throat.

Holden looks back first, flicking his eyes between us before saying, "Ready to go?"

That draws Malachi's attention. When he looks back, I get a little more of a reaction. "Wow. You look beautiful, Carrots."

Yikes, I could seriously get used to this. I grin at his compliment, then laugh as his avatar gets blown to bits. He doesn't even seem to remember he was playing a game.

Holden shuts the system down and stands. "You look nice too, Cuz."

Zara rolls her eyes. "Gee, thanks." She gives him a shove as she walks past and stands at the door. "So, are we going or not?"

Getting up from the gaming chair a little awkwardly, Malachi is by my side a second later. He slips his arm around my waist and leans in close to whisper, "I'm so glad you're here with me."

The sultry tone of his voice makes me blush furiously and I know I'm in trouble. Talking to him over the phone was enough to convince me to move to Georgia. Having him near me in person, all the time...my heart clenches in fear at the thought of him getting scared away. We step out onto the porch, but I panic at the last minute and dart back inside with the excuse that I forgot my purse.

I wasn't planning to take
in while she's wiggling into a pair of skinny jeans. " I dump all my shoe in the closet, " she says, zipping up her denim. She knows me so well. 

 I snag a couple of white sandals from the closet and steal them on as I shuffle over to help Zara with the clasp of her necklace. Once it's on, she tosses her farseeing, silky, molasses colored hair over her shoulder and probe me from head to toe. Grinning, she says, " You look amazing. Are you ready for this? " 

 My stomach flip, but I say, " Sure, I guess. They'll like me, correct? " 

 " They'll adore you. " She says it so confidently, I can't help smiling. associate arms, we saunter out to the living room where Holden and Malachi are completely immersed in the plot they're playing. Rolling her eyes, Zara clears her throat. 

 Holden looks back first, snap his eyes between us before saying, " Ready to go? " 

 That draws Malachi's attention. When he looks back, I get a little more of a reaction. " Wow. You search beautiful, Carrots. " 

 Yikes, I could seriously get used to this. I grin at his compliment, then laugh as his embodiment gets blow to snatch. He doesn't even seem to remember he was play a game. 

 Holden shuts the system down and stand. " You look nice too, Cuz. " 

 Zara rolls her eyes. " Gee, thanks. " She gives him a shove as she walks past and stands at the door. " So, are we survive or not? " 

 Getting up from the gambling electric chair a little awkwardly, Malachi is by my side a second later. He slips his sleeve around my waist and leans in close to whisper, " I'm therefore glad you're here with me. " 

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 in while she's wiggling i nto a pair  of s kin nyje ans.  "Idumped all mys hoes  in the closet," she s ays,zi p ping up  herjeans.S he k now sme  so  w e ll .

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My s tomach flips,b ut I sa y, "Su re,  Igues s .Th ey' ll lik e  m e,r igh t?"

"Th ey 'l l ado re y o u . "  She  sa ys i t soconfidently,I c an't hel p smi ling.  Lin ki ng ar ms, we  saun te r out to the li ving  room whe reHo lde nand M a lachiare  co mpletel y immer s edin t h egame they're playi ng . Ro lling he r eyes ,  Z ar a  clearshe r t hroa t . 

Hol denl oo ks backfirst, fl ic king hi seyes b et wee n u s bef o re s aying,  "Readyto go ? "

That drawsM alachi's atte n ti o n .W henhelooks back,  I g e t alitt l emor e  of a  reac ti o n. "Wow. You look beau ti ful, C arrot s."

Yikes, I  could ser i o u sly getused to this. I grin a t his  complimen t , then l aughas his a vatar get s blown to  bi ts.  He  do e s n' t even seem t o reme mb er he w asplaying  agam e.
Ho ld en shutsthe syst em  d ow nand  stan d s. "Youlo okni cetoo,C uz."
Zararoll she r  ey es. "Ge e ,t h anks ."  S he g ive shim a  sho v e a s she w alks past  an d  sta nd sat thedoor. "So, ar ewe going o rnot ?"

Ge t t ing up f rom the gaming chair al ittle a wkw ardly , Ma lachi isbymy sid e a second  later . Hesl ips h is ar m ar oun dmy waist a n d  le ans i nclos e to wh isper, "I'm so gla d  yo u're here wit h m e."T he  su l tr y  to ne ofh i s voice makes m e blush fu ri o us ly and I k n owI' m in tr ouble.Talki n g to hi m over th e phone w as  eno u g h t o convince  me to m ove to Ge o rgia. Ha vinghim  nearme  in  pers on, al l  th e tim e...my  h eart c lench es  in fear  at the thought of himgettin g sca red  away. We  st e p o ut onto t he p orch, butI p ani c atthe lastminu t eand dartback inside wi t hthe e xc use that If o r got  my p urs e .

I w asn' t planning to tak e 
 in_while she's_wiggling into a pair_of skinny_jeans._"I dumped_all_my shoes in_the closet," she_says, zipping up her_jeans. She knows_me_so well.

I snag a pair of white sandals from the closet and slip them_on_as I_shuffle_over_to help Zara with the_clasp of her necklace. Once_it's on,_she tosses her long, silky, molasses colored hair_over_her shoulder and_examines me from head to toe. Grinning, she says,_"You look amazing. Are you ready_for this?"

My stomach_flips,_but_I say, "Sure, I_guess. They'll like me, right?"

"They'll adore_you." She says it so confidently,_I can't help smiling. Linking arms, we_saunter out to the living room_where Holden and Malachi are_completely immersed_in the game they're playing._Rolling her eyes,_Zara clears_her throat.

Holden looks_back first, flicking his eyes between_us before saying,_"Ready to go?"

That draws Malachi's attention._When_he looks back,_I_get_a little_more of a_reaction._"Wow. You_look_beautiful, Carrots."

Yikes, I could seriously get_used_to this. I grin at his compliment,_then laugh as his_avatar_gets blown to bits._He doesn't even seem to_remember he was playing a game.

Holden_shuts the_system down_and stands. "You look nice too, Cuz."

Zara rolls her eyes. "Gee,_thanks." She gives him a shove_as she walks past_and stands_at_the door. "So,_are_we going_or not?"

Getting up from the gaming chair_a little_awkwardly, Malachi is by my side_a second later. He_slips_his arm around my waist and_leans in close to whisper, "I'm_so glad you're here with_me."

The_sultry_tone of his voice makes_me blush furiously and I know_I'm in trouble._Talking to him over the phone was_enough_to convince me to move to_Georgia._Having him near me in person,_all_the_time...my heart clenches in fear_at the thought of him getting_scared away. We step out onto the porch, but_I panic at_the last minute and dart_back_inside_with the excuse that I forgot my purse.

I wasn't planning_to take