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“You’ve not had an easylife.”

“No one has an easy life, Lacey.You’ve not had an easy one, and neither have I.Shithappens.”

“Do you miss them?”sheasked.

“Sometimes.I miss how easy lifeseemed to be then.They made all the decisions, and I just wentwith whatever they wanted.”Whizz hadn’t given them much of athought in the last few years.

“What was your brother’s name?”she asked.

“Billy.He hated the name, butMom and Dad loved it.”

“Billy andAdam?”

“Yep.”He smiled at hisname.

“I think I like Whizz alittle more.”

He released the strand of hair andmoved to sink his fingers into the full length of herhair.

“Kiss me,” hesaid.

Whizz pulled her close until hehovered above her lips.He wanted to taste her, to touch her andknow they were both alive to tell the tale.She opened up to hisinvading tongue, and he dived in.

He swallowed down her moans, relishingevery sensation she inspired.

When he pulled away, he rested hishead against hers.

“Come on, let’s go for aswim.”

“I’ve got no swimsuit,” shesaid.

“So?I’ll buy you an extrapair of clothes.”He grabbed her hand.“Come on, Lacey.This wassupposed to be about fun, not sadness.”

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“Hold on.”Lacey bent down tountie her laces, kicking off her shoes.Whizz did the same.Hisstory had been a sad one.She couldn’t imagine a boy who looked like Whizzbeing given the news.He was a strong man who kept a great deallocked up inside.

When she finished with her shoes, she randown with him to the sea.The moment she hit the water, Laceyscreamed.The water was cold.

Whizz was right behind her.“No, youdon’t.”

He started to push her further intothe water.

She screamed, laughing as she tried tofight him.At one point she managed to break free of his hold butnot for long as Whizz caught her up against him.

“You’re not goinganywhere.”He lifted her up in his arms and started walking furtherout to the ocean.

“No, Whizz, no.”She triedto pull out of his arms.

“I can’t hearyou.”

“Don’t you dare, Whizz.Iswear if I go into that water you’re going to regret it.”Not longafter she spoke the words he dropped her in the ocean.

Lacey didn’t let him get away.Shegrabbed onto his legs and pulled him under with her.

Together they broke the surface, laughing.His face changed with the happiness.There was no darknessreflected in his eyes.He looked so happy.This was what she wantedto do for him, to help him find that glow for life.He made herfeel exactly the same, and she didn’t want to lose that.

Flicking water at his face, she pushedher hair off her face.

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