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"Yeah," I agree " - if we are in opposite world, and dreanores me and latches back on to Jack the second he separates fro with it, gri it if he doesn’t like it?

"You," A voice hisses inhis mouth

"Me," I say "Now that the introductions are over, we can finallyhioddaht now"

"Exqueeze me?"

"You heard me," Charlie insists "You see that red-head in the bikini? That’s an ionna wind her around his pinkie, and he would’ve already, but you’re here, and for so it off"

"You’re mistaken We hate each other Platonically"

"You’re cockblocking hiet the fk out of here, before I throw you out myself"

"My, are you always this polite with the ladies, or am I the exception? Or perhaps it’s the dudes you reserve your politeness for? Understandable Dude-asses are polite-worthy as hell"

"Get Out"

Over his tanned shoulder, I see Heraze Jack’s cheek with her lips Jack doesn’t recoil, taking it like a frozen statue, inclining his head only slightly in response I get the e, because I’ym, always, and whatever we had has been sed up by the void of Sophia, by the pain, by the ice-cold shield against it all he calls ‘work’ The little ball-light of hope I held in the darkness flickers, weakening irrevocably

"I was already leaving," I say Charlie watcheskind, lingering even as I park and trudge up the stairs into the dorms Yvette is, o reads; ‘staying at a friend’s, don’t worry’ Another booty call,as she’s safe and happy, I’ hurt froainst , hotrab my phone and text

‘Do you knocry?’

His answer coine hi over the side of it, naked and with her naked and sleeping opposite hiine his tousled hair, his lean ht