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2024-10-29 19:42:56With her arms crossed, Kaitlyn stared Jackson down as he raised his hands up in defense.
Joshua only chuckled, cocking a brow.
"Jackson didn't tell you, I take it? He came by the office awhile ago to see Randy. He more or less told me to come visit you. Said something about you missing me."
He paused, kicking off his shoes at the door.
"By the way, I'm sorry it took me so long to take his advice, work has been swamped. But I managed to get some time off to come see you."
The way he said it, Kaitlyn recognized that he sounded almost guilty. His face looking a bit more weathered than the last time she saw him.
Of course, he was still as handsome as ever though. No doubt, girls still peobably swarmed around him like they did when they were kids. She understood why, but she had never viewed him that way personally. He was the pretty boy brother she never had.
So she didn't understand why he felt
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