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Aidan stuffs his feet into his Adidas slides and we begin to make the journey back to the trailer He’s a little unsteady on his legs, and the o, theit around my neck

“You’re a good bird,” I hear him mumble

On the way back, we almost walk into Shane

“Nice of you to join us,” I spit out

He blinks, expression hard to read because I’m tired and it’s dark “I was––”

“Save it Here, take him”

Shane takes Aidan’s aruides him away

“Night, Tweetie,” I think I hear Aidan say Which is a weird ending to an even weirder night Then again, I’ to acclimate to weirdness

The followingI haven’t even taken a shower because I’ up in places it should never stick up I didn’t have tih it, let alone wash it, and with my natural wave, it doesn’t take houlish dark circles underbecause I never bothered to check as I got dressed

You knoho doesn’t look like a walking disaster? Mona Her makeup is perfectly applied, and her black hair perfectly blown Dear, dear, dear Mona

She’s pouring coffee when I step into the kitchen and she’s pouring it in afor her lover Meanwhile, Darby is co a book like the little lord of the manor In front of him sits what look like the res, bacon The works

Mona finishes pouring and Darby takes her hand and kisses it

I clear rin and does a double take The smile literally melts off of her face “Oh, sweetie, you look par boiled”

“You don’t say…” I walk in and sit at the table across from Darby

“Would you like some coffee?” she asks, all sweet and innocent “I can s and toast the way you like it, with melted butter”

“Just coffee, thank you I’m already late” That said, I swipe Darby’s cold toast and the half- on the table Mona slides a fresh cup of roasted hazelnut in front of ar in it Then I slather the toast with a good thick layer of butter and stuff it in my mouth All the while, Darby watches with concern

Mona takes a seat at the table, as well Sipping her coffee, she does the same; watches me devour the toast and suck down the caffeine I need to function

“Do you boha I did lass nigh?” I say to my lovely boss

“Sweetie, don’t talk with your mouth full It’s not pretty”