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“We’re both number one, you du you I’m second, cut ‘em out”

I hear him, but all I see is a path where Sulli is free of pain and misery That path doesn’t include o for her was selfish “Things will be back to normal once I’m out of the picture”

“No,” Sulli snaps, ju forward beside Banks “I don’t want that I want you” She keeps her distance, like she’s scared I’ll physically push her away too

I runin pain “I’ain, Sul” I strengthen my voice, my decision “I won’t I can’t”

Banks is shaking his head vigorously, glaring murderously

Sulli is frozen in a state of shock

I take a bigger breath “I’ll rerab my stuff out of your room tomorrow—”

“STOP!” Sulli yells atstop!” Her voice cracks

My gaze scalds, fighting back my own tears

“Stay tonight,” Banks forces out “Let’s talk about this Don’t just fucking run away!”

“I’ you two this entire time, and somewhere, deep down, I knew…” I push backknew this is what it’d have to come to You don’t know, but I told Ryan Reed you two are secretly dating”

“You did what?” Banks almost yells

Sulli has her hands on her head “Fuck, fuck”

“I hoped he’d go spill it,” I ad my nose that runs “I wanted that out in the world—the relationship that has the least pain, the least heartache, the th It’s you two It was always supposed to be you two I cut in—”

“I cut in,” Banks refutes

“You kissed her first”

“She’s always loved you”

Sulli’s face contorts “It’s the three of us It was always supposed to be the three of us” She turns tous, Kits? This media craze could be over in a couple weeks We just need to wait it out like my mom said”

“Like your mom said,” I repeat those words Distress cra, Sul”

“No, she’s right”

I shake my head “Lily Calloway and Loren Hale never shed their fame”

“I’m not my aunt and uncle”

“You’re not,” I agree “But think about it, Sulli Everything they did kept bringing more attention and more eyes and more curiosity and more click-bait The headlines sucked people in The sex addict living with her sisters The sex addict and alcoholic gettingkids”