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“I just figured… ht talk to you?”

My friend shook her head as she wiped her brow “She knows better than that Besides, she looked like shit warot back into the business After… well, you know…”

Yeah, I knen had actually been the catalyst for Universal Designs If she hadn’t robbed n business — of every last piece I owned? I wouldn’t be anywhere near where I was now

That, plus the help I received from Jason and Ryan, of course The two of theht With a couple of box trucks, and a crew of movers, and—

“So where are we having the wedding?” Melissa asked, changing the subject “Do we know that yet?”

I smiled inwardly at her enthusiasm “No”

“Destination wedding!”

“Maybe”

“Hawaii!”

I laughed “We’ll see”

“I’ht?”

“Last tio very serious “Unless you crossthe pain!”

Melissa ot the pain right here, bitch!”

We laughed some more, then kicked up the speed for the last twenty minutes and finished our workout I watched ed some paper towels and dutifully sprayed and wiped down our machines

Melissa was the one true friend I had, and the only one who accepted my li