edidntkn,justafrcefhabitprbably,becauseifhehadtidiedithehaneherahugefavritetseeanthersectinfhergardenclearedandtntkn
“urder
“h,intknhedaysfrthepastfeeeks”
“n,lly,”hesnappedback“sfushavetwrk,yuknw”
llyglaredathindherfatherinterjected“enewrkingnyurgarden”
“yes,butintknuled,rubbingherfreheadandtryingtthinkagain“isityu,dad”
frankskhisheaderhadntfinallylsttheplt
“isityu,declan”
“ehthinkabutit,lly,”hesaidsarcastically
“isityu”shetuedtthestrangerstandingnexttherfather
“un,ijustflefrtheuhanenglishaccent
ciarastartedlaughing“lethelpyu,llyisanybdyheretherestfthepartyeverybdystppedtheyheirheadshblankexpressinsntheirfaces
“nucheasier”ciaracackled
llyskherheadanddanielnthefarsidefthegarden
“hi,daniel”llyleanevertgreetdanielhakissnthecheek
“hi,lly,lngtinsee”hehandedhera
“yustillhaventfundthatleprechaun”deniselaughed
“n,”llysaid,stretchingherlegsutinfrntfherandrestingbacknherelbanddaniel
“yuthinkybeyurhusbandanizedit”tlurteut,anddanielthrewhisfriendalk
“n,”llysaid,lkinga
denisejustheldherhandsuphelplesslyandshrugged
“thanksfring,daniel”llytuedthiignringthethertw
“nprbletall,ie”
itutfhisusualbatsrtsthatjustbelhapairfnavytrainersshechedhisbicepsasfhisbeershehadhadnideahehatfit
“yureverybrnted,tryingtthinkfanexcusefrbeingcaughtstaringathisbiceps
“andsareyu,”hesaid,purpselystaringatherlegs
llylaughedandtuplynt,syurexcuse”
“iifrnth”
“h,luckyyu,didyuenjyit”
“hadagreatti,”hendded,sling“haveyueverbeen”
sheskherhead“butatleastusgirlsareheadingfftspainnext”sherubbedherhandstgetherexcitedly
“yesiheardthatidsaythatile,hiseyescrinklingattheers
“yuretelling”llyskherhead,stillntquitebelievingit
theyaynnaisedribblingutheverytiitutspeak
“ipeyudidntgtaanrprciaraated,”shejked,andtsnsy
“n,ididnt,”hesaidseriusly“hsag”
“h,irrythearthat,”shesaidgenuinely“getherlng”
“sevenyears”
“we”
“yeah”helkedafrtabletalkingabutit,sshequicklychangedthesubject
“bythevedhisheadetheentarystnrunailedgratefully
“nprbletall,llyintliketseeyuupset”danielretuedthesle
“yureagdfriend,”llysaid,thinkingalud
daniellkedpleased“ethingbefreyugaway”
“ybeicangettknuchabutyuasyukne”llylaughed“ithinkyuknyrybythisstage”
“yeah,idlikethat,”danielagreed,andtheyarrangedatitet
“h,bythehatbirthdaypresent”llyaskedexcitedly
“n,”helaughed“shesbeenkinfbusy”
llytuedarundtlkathersisterandspttedherflirtinguuchfringdanielsbabies
“illcallherver,willi”
“gn,”danielsaid
“ciara”llycalled“gtantherpressiefryu”
“h”ciarascreadan
“
llynddeveratdaniel“itsfri”
“ihebaratclubdiva”
ciarashandsfleuth“hdaniel,thatwuldbebrill”
“haveyueverwrkedbehindabar”
“yeah,ladsftis”sheissively
danielraisedhiseyebrreinfrtinthanthat
“h,ivenebaricallyeveryuntryivebeent,nestly”shesaidexcitedly
danielsled“syuthinkyullbeablefrit”
“h,sarundhi
anyexe”facestwardlly
“k,k,thatsenugh,ciara,”shelaughed,draggingherffdaniel“ynttkillyuewbss”
“hsrry,”ciarasaid,backingff“thisisslihaveajb,lly”shesquealedagain
“yes,iheard,”llysaid
suddenlythegardenbeenefllhahugebuquetfflshebirthdaycakenthetablebefreherandthestrangerbehindslhisface
“theiaragasped
llygrabbedciarashandasherfacee
“irryfrbeingsuathew