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“Let me know what you do decide though,” her mother said. “And I’ll talk to you soon.”

“Bye,” she said and hung up. Then she texted Coy and asked if he was around to talk.

A minute went by before her phone rang and she answered on the second ring. “Hi,” he said. “What’s going on?”

“I just got off the phone with my mother. She knows about us.”

“Okay,” he said. “I figured you’d tell her at some point. I’m surprised you waited this long.”

“First off, you’re not mad?”

“No,” he said. “Why would I be? I expect she won’t tell Spencer, right?”

“She’s not going to. I asked her to let us do it.”

“I’m sure she thinks we are crazy to keep this a secret,” he said.

“She does, but I told her it’s our decision. It’s early yet and no reason to listen to people make comments. I just want to enjoy what we’ve got without all the attention.”

“Are you sure?” he asked. “I can call Spencer or fly to see him this weekend and let him know.”

She could take him up on the offer, but she honestly liked that no one knew and the two of them had this little secret and world to themselves.

“Not yet,” she said. “I like what we’ve got. I’m not sure how Spencer is going to react and I don’t want that kind of influence.”

“Oh, really?” he asked. “Do you think he’s going to talk you out of being with me?”

She heard the humor in his voice. “No. He can’t. But I don’t want him mad at you.”

“I expect it to happen and we’ll have to get it over with at some point,” he said.

“Do you want to do it now?” she asked.

“Not really,” he said, laughing. “Maybe I want to enjoy what we’ve got too. But I know we don’t do much more than hang out at my house.”

“Which I like doing,” she said. “I’m good with this for now.”

“If you are, that is all that matters,” he said. “I only care about you and us. Maybe it’s selfish, but I want to live in this bubble for a period of time.”

She smiled. “I feel the same way. I’m glad we are thinking alike.”

They talked a few more minutes and she hung up. She’d love to be with him right now but knew doing it every night wasn’t good either.

They did have to take it slow and if that meant only spending time on the weekends together, so be it. Or the occasional quickie with a meal during the week.

Maybe there was some excitement to it being a secret too and she wasn’t going to feel bad that she was experiencing that.

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EYES LIKE A HAWK

The following Thursday, Coy’s phone rang and he noticed it was Spencer calling.

“Happy Thanksgiving,” he said to his best friend. It was the first they’d talked since Angel’s mother knew they were dating.

“The same,” Spencer said.

“Where are you right now?”

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