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"What?"

My friends scoffed, but Harlow just looked around at us as she took in as happening She didn’t know Charlie well enough to defend her She didn’t knohat I knew

"Don’t act like you don’t knoe’re talking about," Graham hissed "What’d Charlie ever do to you?"

Of all of us, I was surprised that Grahas

Before I could respond, Harlow asked, "Did you try to sleep with her?"

Grahaust

"Deacon, you didn’t" Graham trailed off "What’d you do?"

"What did I do?" I said with a laugh, and shookAnd, no, I didn’t try to sleep with Charlie" Graha twice, but I continued "I wouldn’t touch her even if she was in "

The silence that followed my statement felt thick, and I knew before I turned h, when I looked toour drinks She wasn’t looking atat a spot on the table as criuilt tore through me, but only for a ain She had hurt one of people I loved most in this world It was about time she hurt too

She licked nervously at her bottom lip, and had to attempt to speak twice before there was any sound behind the words "Ma," she explained, but stood still for a few more seconds before she hurried to place the drinks on the table

"You’re an asshole," Knox grohen Charlie left

Graha his head slowly "Get out," he deize"

"No shit," he bit back immediately, but he still looked disappointed in my response "But someone has to for you, and someone needs to make sure she’s okay"

"Why?"

Graha Charlie, that’s why Now move"

I let him out of the booth, and started to sit back down as he stalked off, but stopped "Forget it I’ry" I pulled out my wallet and tossed a ten on the table "Tell Graham I walked home See you two later"

I didn’t expect a response from thenoring irl I never wanted to see again