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in that water, I

ed to release her. She screamed right before I c

aughing. Morgan might be Jensen's mini m

clapping me on the back and then falling into

have joked about me always drinking, but alcohol was just a part of my life. We h

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everything always buzzing around in my head. It kept me numb and pleasant

. With all four of my siblings and their plus-ones and kids, we had eleven people at the house for the full

house and found Jensen at the g

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ake this as much of a drama-free weekend as possible. I know that's nearly imp

r guess we were only three years apart, considering Jensen treated us more like he was

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ought out a bottle of top-shelf whiskey. He gr

us a drink. It was smooth and hot as it w

the fire pit Heidi had put together. She had schooled Landon in her fi

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while. It took a lot to get me drunk. A lot. But this shit that Jen

re pit, and against my better judgme

at the seat next to Adr

d out of her wet clothes, and she was in cott

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ank into the sea

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know that, right?" Her chest heav

a drink." I offered h

ave a drink. Drinking doesn't solve

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was doing on the grill. Adrianna had fallen silent and was picking at her food. She was the only one here who wasn't part of the family. Eme

he best of times. Had to be co

to see somethin

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lake house, and I follo

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You know I don't like it. It's Adrianna. Yo

l. And, with her unruly red hair down, tangling around her shoulders, she ga

ed us together. As drawn to me as I was to her. Or maybe I was drunk an

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