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“What else?”

I stared at a couple holding hands They walked from the café deeper into campus

“He had to go unexpectedly And when he got there he thought it was only going to be for two days, but it turned into a longer trip He had to push back our first date”

“Hmm”

“Does thatto you?” I asked “Is he in Germany now?”

“I’”

I crossedelse”

In the past weeks I hadn’t been given any inforhn I didn’t knohere he was And there was no way to know I had never been to his apartment I had never seen his office And of course that made complete sense to me now Neither were real There was a reason ays slept atfor Greer, and he never wanted limpse of his life He had prepared for this moment

“Are you sure? Did he say what city? How long it took hi like that?”

I rolled ift”

“He did?”

“A box of liquor-filled chocolates It was sort of an apology gift”

“That’s a new one”

“They were actually really good” It was a childish reaction to defend the gift

“No, Ithat before”