Holiday's eyes pooled with tears. And that pretty much made it a cry fest. Even Della joined in the tear party. Right then, Burnett walked in the office. His gaze went from one female to the other. Kylie could almost hear him groaning inwardly. "I...I'll be...right out there." Obviously even a hard-bodied vampire trained by the FRU wasn't capable of dealing with four crying women.
C.C. HunterKylie bit down on her lip. Burnett took a step forward. He squared his shoulders, empathy filling his eyes. He took a deep, apparent heartfelt breath and looked at Kylie. She nodded at him as if giving him the lead. He looked back at Holiday and, in a deep voice, said, "Kylie has something to tell you." Kylie's mouth fell open and right then she knew it was official. Men sucked at verbal communication especially where anything emotional was concerned.
C.C. HunterWow,โ Kylie muttered, and grinned. โYeah, wow.โ Della leaned in closer. โI think Perry just grew a pair.โ Kylie bit down on her lip to keep from laughing. โIf this was a movie, there would be some music playing in the background.โ โI could sing,โ Della chuckled. โAnd ruin it,โ Kylie teased back. โIโve heard you singing in the shower.โ Both grinning, they looked back at the kissing couple.
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