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Chapter 8

“Hoas your day?” I heard Ian ask as I stood on the shoreline and let the water soak my feet

“It was fine Hoas your day?”

He walked over and stood next to me I looked down and saw that he didn’t have on any socks or shoes In fact, he was dressed in khaki shorts and a cotton shirt I looked hi withyou dressed so casually”

Ian laughed as he pushed ers brushed against houtto have to tell hi

“I went back to theI left behind”

Ian cocked his head and glared at et there and what did you leave behind?”

“Adalynn was kind enough to take me, and I left an envelope of money taped to the back of the headboard”

“And it was still there?” he asked, in shock

“Yeah Like I told Adalynn, do you really think places like that pull out the bed to clean?”

“Well, I don’t knohich motel you were at, so I really couldn’t answer that”

“Let’s just say it’s like Motel Hell and Adalynn was repulsed” I smiled softly

“That was smart to hide your money Why didn’t you et it”

“I was too busy trying to heal, I guess”

“I’s he said I think et to know you better”

“He doesn’t need to get to know me, Ian You stood there and didn’t say a word to him You let him treat me like a piece of shit, so you’re just as bad as he is But like I said earlier, I’ else”

“Rory, please”

“No! There’s no ‘please’ What’s done is done The sad thing is I thought ere friends,” I said as I started to walk away

“We are friends,” he said as he lightly grabbed my arm and stopped me

I turned around and looked at him “Really? Because the last time I checked, friends stick up for each other And by the way, I’ out,” I said as I turned and walked away

“What do youto?” he yelled

I ignored him as I walked to the house and up tointo the bedroo to an apartment by Java Hut”

“You can’t afford any apartry that I was leaving and I couldn’t understand why Was he lonely? Or did he like having someone here he could control? “Cal unless you calm down”

He stared at h his hair He walked over to the bed and sat down He buried his face in his hands and, for a moment, my heart started to ache I walked over, sat down next to hi