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said as he kissed the tip of my nose and let me go.

“That sounds like a plan, I’d like to spend some time with you before I leave tomorrow. I need to call Jade and the guys to make sure they remember to pick me up. My luck, Adam will be driving and completely forget about me.”

I giggled as I pictured Adam doing just that. “Jade and Eric will keep him in line. Besides, they won’t get very far without their lead singer.”

“Good point. I still wish you were going with me tomorrow though. I hate leaving you here like this, it’s my job to protect you,” he said as a frown darkened his beautiful features.

I lifted my hand and ran it down his cheek. He caught my hand and brought it to his lips to kiss. “Don’t worry about me, Danny and Jordan will be here with me. They won’t let me out of their sight.”

“Still doesn’t mean I won’t worry about you. Jordan and I had a little talk while you were with your aunt. I think we’ve got things figured out between us.”

I raised an eyebrow, “Really? Was all that laughing I heard actually male bonding?”

He laughed, “I wouldn’t go that far, but we have an understanding I guess you could say. And I made sure that he and Danny will be around you all the time. I just hope you only have to spend a few more days here, I’m going to go insane without you around.”

I suddenly found the water very interesting so that I didn’t have to meet his gaze. I wasn’t looking forward to telling him that I wouldn’t be with him for a few weeks.

“Uh oh, it’s never good when you do that. What’s up?” He asked as he pulled my face up to look at him.

I bit my lip as I debated on how to tell him without making him angry. “Well, see the thing is, I told my aunt I would stay for a few weeks.”

“Any particular reason why you did that?” He asked in a too calm voice.

“Don’t be mad, please. We were talking about everything and she asked me to stay for a little while to help Danny. She’s afraid of how he will be after she’s gone and she wants me to help him any way I can. I told her I would, it’s the least I can do.”

He groaned as he ran his hands through his hair; his one tell when he was upset. “I don’t mean to sound like an ass here, but exactly why do you think you owe her? I mean, you haven’t told me anything that was said while you were up there and I’m trying to understand here, I really am, but it doesn’t make sense. You were anxious to get out of here.”

“I was, but we talked. She isn’t leaving my mom anything, she only told her that so she could find me so that she could talk to me before it was too late. I told her I didn’t want the money, but she’s adamant that I take it and I couldn’t refuse her one request. She’s dying Drake, it’s the least I could do.”

“I just… Chloe, I don’t want to be away from you that long. You said it would only be a couple of days at most, and now you’re telling me weeks. Can you understand why I’m a little upset over all of this?” He asked as he gave me a pleading look.

“I know, and I’m sorry, but I’ve got to do this. I promise I will leave the first chance I get. I don’t want to be away from you any longer than I have to be.” I said as I stepped forward and brushed my lips against his.

“This really sucks, you know that right?”

“I know, but we’ll talk every day, I promise. It’s going to be hard, but we can do it.”

He pulled me into a hug and I rested my head against his chest. It was going to be so hard being apart from him, but I knew we could handle it, just like we had handled everything else that had been thrown at us. I knew he wouldn’t give up on me over something as silly as me staying here for just a few weeks.

He sighed as he rested his chin on the top of my head. “Yeah we can, but you’d better call me every day and let me know that