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Eddie got up to get the remotes before resuming the position he was in before. Angelina had told him to do what he would have done if he wasn’t holding himself back so she had to wonder how many times they sat here watching movies with Aria when he wanted to cuddle with her.Was that why he usually sat on her other side? To be able to stop himself from doing something he thought would make her uncomfortable? That was both incredibly considerate and incredibly sad.She sat there watching the show—which was admittedly hilarious—half-heartedly because she couldn’t help but wonder how many other ways he restrained himself so he wouldn’t supposedly burden her with his affection. She knew from watching him with Aria over the years that he was an extremely affectionate man.An extremely affectionate man that didn’t know how to express himself very well. It was water under the bridge now but she was low-key bitter that she felt so alone all that time when she could have been enjoying this. Cu
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Once Mark was gone, Angelina voiced her thoughts from before. “I think he likes Lily.”Eddie looked up in vague surprise. “You too? And you’ve spent much less time with the two of them together than I have. Your observational skills truly are astounding.”She smiled at the compliment. Most people didn’t compliment her on anything aside from her looks or whatever talent she performed at the latest pageant. She certainly wouldn’t be happy to receive any compliments on her singing voice in the near future after the fiasco it had unwittingly caused.“Thanks. I feel kind of sorry for him though. I don’t think Lily likes him much.”“Did she say something to you?” he asked with a raised eyebrow.“Sort of. She compared him to a drill sergeant, which isn’t flattering at all. She sounded exasperated while talking about it too. That doesn’t exactly scream ‘like’ to me but I could be wrong since I didn’t think you liked me either,” Angelina said a bit sheepishly.Eddie frowned and spoke sarcastic
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The real question was with what. After having time to think about it, Angelina realized she didn’t want to go to medical school and miss so much of her daughter’s life.Her priorities had been completely rearranged after her brush with death. She needed to see Miss Americana through to the end but she wasn’t sure what she wanted to do after that was over and done with.She would like to be able to experience some normal things for people her age. Since she never got the chance to be a normal kid, she should at least try to be a normal woman in her twenties. At least as much as she could be with a child and fiancé in tow.Angelina could easily spend the rest of her life living off of Eddie’s money but she didn’t want to do that. She still wanted to do something to help kids like her that suffered with neurological conditions.What could she do though without going all the way to medical school? She supposed there was always the PR route. She did have plenty of experience. She would hav
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Mark had been worried about Lily all weekend but had no excuse to see her now and make sure she was okay for himself. They weren’t friends. She didn’t even seem to like him that much considering the insults she hurled at him when he tried talking her out of being bait.That had worked out so much better than he could have imagined. He truly had been expecting the worst.Of course he was glad things worked out for everyone involved and that the police miraculously hadn’t come bothering Angelina about what happened. The problem was that it would reinforce the idea that Lily had done the right thing.What she did was horribly reckless. She got herself hurt; she could have died! It was incredibly unlikely she would ever find herself in the same situation again but still…if she ever found herself in a position where she could jump dangerously into the fray, she would probably do it again because it worked out for her last time.Mark didn’t even have the right to worry about her or lecture
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“Are you sure you’re alright?” Mark asked with a frown.“Yes. But honestly, why do you care? I’m not needed for your job anymore,” Lily replied with narrowed eyes.He had really screwed things up for himself, hadn’t he? Just because he needed to get his job done and may have been a little harsh in the process didn’t mean he didn’t care about her! He probably cared about her well-being and happiness more than anyone else’s aside from Edward.He sighed and ran a hand down his face in exasperation. “I’m not as heartless as you think I am. I happen to have a vested interest in your well-being completely separate from my temporary job as your handler. Anyway, you clearly don’t want me here so I’ll go. Feel better, Lily.”Mark left her sitting there dumbfounded, regretting what he said already. Why did he have to go and tell the truth because he was frustrated? Now she was going to wonder why!Whatever. He didn’t have to explain himself. He was never going to see her again. Let her live her
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Angelina’s expression grew relieved. “Are you sure? I don’t know anything about your business.”“You don’t have to,” Edward said with a shrug. “All you have to do is carry the contract for me and look pretty. You already know all about that.”She let out a wry laugh. “Boy, do I! I wouldn’t be able to go looking like myself though…I’d need a wig and some colored contacts. I have no idea where I would find realistic-looking versions of those things.”Mark already knew what his boss was going to ask before he said it. “I’ll take care of it. Since you don’t need me to go to the dinner with you anymore, is it safe to assume I have the night off?”Edward nodded. “Yes. Thanks, Mark. You can go now.”He turned to go when Angelina’s voice stopped him. “Hang on, I almost forgot! Would you like to come to my birthday party next Saturday?”Why on earth was she inviting him of all people?! Though he supposed she really didn’t know all that many people outside of her Miss California duties. Since s
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“So, are we going to go in?” Lily asked.Eddie shook his head. “We’re waiting on one more person.”She was about to ask who that could possibly be when the man in question arrived. Mark. What was he doing here?! Wasn’t his relationship with the Todd family all business? Who had invited him?He looked a lot different than usual though. Instead of his signature suit, he was wearing jeans, red sneakers, and a blue t-shirt with the Avengers logo on it. It was jarring how normal he looked.“You like the Avengers?” Lily blurted. Donovan was a huge Marvel fan so she had seen a lot of those movies.Mark gave her a blank look. “Yeah. Is that so surprising?”“A little. Sorry.”She shouldn’t have said anything at all. Curse her and her inability to keep her mouth shut! He was probably still angry with her about what happened last time. They hadn’t had any contact with each other since, not that there had been reason to.“We should go in now,” Angel said cheerfully, breaking the awkward silence t
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They didn’t bother doing initials with Aria’s plate since it literally had her name on it but as everyone else began finishing up, they put theirs on the bottom of things as well. She couldn’t help but notice that Angel put ‘AT’ instead of ‘AD’. She wondered if it was because she was in disguise today or because she knew she would be changing her last name eventually anyway.Her relationship with Eddie did seem to be a lot better than it had even the last time Lily saw the two of them together. They might be moving in the right direction. Since Angel seemed to think she was stuck with him forever, that was a good thing, wasn’t it? They may as well try to make the best of it.When all of their pieces had been handed over to the woman behind the counter, they were told to come pick them up the following Saturday. With that out of the way, they went to dinner at The Cheesecake Factory.“It’s my birthday so I’ll eat red meat if I want to,” Angel declared after ordering a steak.Lily felt
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Lily inhaled deeply and let the smell of the salty air soak into her soul. It was impossible to worry about anything right now when she was this relaxed.“You certainly seem happy,” Mark noted with a smile as they bobbed in the water.“I am. No one ever wants to go swimming with me. Thanks, Mark. Today has been wonderful and it’s not even over yet. You spoil me too much.”“There’s nothing wrong with a little spoiling.”Lily knew it was pointless arguing with him so she let it go and closed her eyes as she floated there. The ocean was oddly tranquil today. There were hardly any waves at all, which was perfect for swimming.She wasn’t sure how long they stayed in the water like that enjoying the quiet and each other’s company but, eventually, they headed back to shore. He read a book on a towel while she took a nap and let the sun soak into her soul.When she woke up, she felt more at peace than she had in ages. Her boyfriend had planned the perfect day for her. At times like this, it w
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Patience wasn’t Lily’s strong suit. Mark hoped Donovan got back to her quickly because he didn’t want to prolong this more than necessary. Mark didn’t want to ruin the surprise either though. If she knew what he was planning in advance, she might get suspicious.Thankfully, Donovan’s family was available two weeks from then. And so were two spots for what Mark was planning to take Lily to do. He booked the tickets immediately so now all he could do was wait.He already knew his girlfriend would accept his proposal but he was still anxious. Who wouldn’t be asking such a loaded question to the person that mattered to them most?At least she didn’t seem to have caught on yet. She chatted normally on their longer-than-expected drive down to L.A. due to traffic. They didn’t arrive until nearly 2 AM so it was a good thing Eileen told them where the spare key was kept in advance so they could let themselves in.An air mattress had already been set up for them. All they had to do was flop ont
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Talking to Angelina about her seizure frequency being pregnant only made Mark feel worse because he knew Lily wanted multiple kids. She would be putting herself at risk more than once and he wasn’t sure he would be able to live with the anxiety. As it was, he wasn’t sure how Edward was able to do it.Maybe that was who he needed to talk to in order to ease his fears. Someone who had been in the position he would potentially find himself in twice.Mark knew that it wasn’t fair to leave Lily hanging forever. He wanted to spend his life with her, he truly did, but he needed to get his fears under control first.“How do you handle knowing your wife could have a seizure any time?” he blurted when he and Edward were in the car on their way to a meeting the day after his conversation with Angelina.He didn’t seem terribly surprised by the question. It seemed that she had told him what they talked about yesterday. “I don’t know. I guess I’m used to it by now. She did have one within five minu
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They exchanged numbers and Angelina excused herself to get back to work. She should be able to focus now that she had gotten a bit of a break. It was nice knowing that at least one of her former associates was doing well these days. She hoped they were all able to find things that made them happy the way she had.Mark didn’t even look up when she came back in. He was that focused on his work. She wasn’t able to catch his attention at all until she called his name three times after finishing what she needed.“Sorry, I was in the zone. Are you ready to go?” he asked sheepishly.“Yeah. Thanks for sticking around.”Angelina felt a bit guilty to be inconveniencing him like this but at least he already knew Eddie was a worrywart when it came to her. That was why he wasn’t letting her drive on her own.He didn’t say anything until they were nearly back at her house. “Hey…um…do you always have seizures when you’re pregnant?”That was completely out of the blue. Why would he ask about that?“T
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Genevieve caught a real break when Angel met Lita. She never would have suggested going into business otherwise but the three of them got on like a house on fire.Lily had been surprised to say the least and asked her twin about it. She smiled softly as she explained that all she ever wanted was to make a difference for people like her and this gave her the chance to do so without taking her away from her family for long stretches of time unlike her original dream.She certainly seemed excited about it. Talking about her potential business venture made her much more enthusiastic than usual. It was cute.Angel had made her own friends too in the various clubs and classes she had joined trying to figure out what she wanted to do so she joined Lily’s friends maybe once a month these days. Lily was happy for her. She deserved to have a life of her own after living someone else’s dreams for so long.Lily looked forward to seeing where this clothing business went. She had already commission
