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“What else?

“My books and music Red nail polish and—”

He let go of her ar Y

ou will change and grow here”

Rosie Woods had a life without , had always knohat she’d wanted and who she’d wanted to build a future with, but right now she was Rosie Woods and she felt the weight of Orrin’s words because lately she’d been as lost as Rosie Woods in the business of her life

“Not everything has to be about the end of the world,” she said

He laughed “Not everything I want us to be about the beginning of a better one”

“Youher ponytail swing “Or are you trying to seduce me?”

He let his eyes roa?”

Orrin did like to play tic-tac-toe She slapped her hands on her hips and he blinked “What do you think?”

“I think you ave yourself a chance I really think you just want your dead tech”

She laughed and saw her chance as he did too, snatching up the basket and stepping up close to him “Why can’t I have my music, my books, the camera in my phone Who does that hurt?”

“It hurts you, Rosie Reminders of the world you came from before you’re ready to contribute here”

“You have music” She’d seen the record player, the records stacked on the bookshelf “Invite ”

“You’re welcome to share my music when you become my lover”