Chapter 1012

She goes still for a moment and then laces her fingers with his, squeezes his hand. "We're not dating or anything," she snaps. "Just...because you got all rejected and stuff. I didn't come running up here just because you're single - I thought you were going to die -"

"Sure, you didn't," Jesse says, dry, nodding slowly, a smile curling his lips.

She laughs a little, turning her head to look at his profile in the starlight. "I mean it, Jess. I...stand by everything I said before."

"Okay, Daphne." Jesse says quietly. "I believe you. Let's just...see how it goes."

She nods, even though he doesn't see it, and then turns her face up to the night sky.

They lay there for a long time.

Neither drops the other's hand.

“Midnight?" I call, seeing the little figure crossing the grass, dragging her feet and looking down. I frown, standing from my place at Jackson's side on the little wicker loveseat that mom got us for our front porch.

Jackson looks up too, curious, and even Marigold lifts her head from her

of toys on the front porch, a little stuffed tiger taking pride of place in

lap.

steps, looking a little

I breathe,

Jackson murmurs. "Are

Jackson gives me a little nudge down the bond that's equivalent to a dirty look, letting me know that that's not what's important

snarl back, shoving

and the empty space at Jackson's side.

you can," I say, reaching for

held on to part of the bond, and that Jesse is sad but okay, and that she sent Daphne to him. With a sigh and a glance up to the roof of the Castle, hoping Daphne found him, I head inside and make four big cups of

lap and listen to Midnight tell the whole story. It takes a long time, but by

proud of you, Mids," I say quietly, giving

at me

after what you want in this life. And not letting. anyone else define that for you think that's incredibly

swnovel

a tear or two and

her friend might want it, climbs onto the poor strained little wicker couch too and curls up in Midnight's lap. Midnight smiles at her and

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