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"Hey, if it isn’t sleeping beauty," Trip teases "Lonely back there in the love shack?"

A blush creeps up into her cheeks as we all laugh She squeezes in next to me on the love seat and lowers her chin to avoid our stares

Trip and Tyke gravitate back to the Xbox to resu

Trip looks over at Lanie and smirks "Lanie, since he isn’t here, you have to tell us what Noel was like when you guys dated before"

"Yeah," Tyke agrees, while adjusting the bandanna on his forehead "We need dirt--the good stuff Did he get the crap kicked out of his "Sorry, guys There’s isn’t ht laced He doesn’t have many secrets"

"That you know of," I chime in

Her head snaps towardto so She really doesn’t have a fucking clue Damn him I knew it "It s from me He doesn’t like secrets between us"

"Well maybe you should--"

"Dude!" Trip cuts me off "Now is not the tiuarantee he hasn’t told her Look at her face" I point to Lanie "She has no fucking clue what I’ to look out for her She’s a nice girl and I don’t want to see her get hurt"

Trip rubs his forehead "I know I know But, it’s not our place to tell her"

Lanie waves her hand "Guys, I’ on"

I set my eyes on her She really does look clueless, like she trusts him completely and it ive a fuck who gets h of his shit "Lanie…Noel has a girlfriend"

She furrows her brow "What? No way! You guys arewith me"

Tyke frowns, and I shake my head

"I--I don’t believe you He wouldn’t…No"

I toy with the hoop through my bottom lip "It’s true, Lanie I’m sorry"

She clutches her chest I can literally see her struggle for air to breathe She gasps with her eyes wide and then turns pale

Fuck I’ of a freak out

Tyke drops to his knees in front of her and places of his hands on her shoulders "Breathe, Lanie You’re white as snow"