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I walked up to the apartment and knocked coolly on the door And, of course, Lizzie fuckin’ answered She looked me up and down as she leaned a

gainst the door, then sighed before she shook her head

“When the hell y’all gonna get the point?” she asked

“I’m not here to see Katie,” I said

“Then what the hell ya doin’ here?” she asked

“I ondering if we could talk”

I saw a light in her eyes that , I kneas She ay too happy to let me into the empty apartment that sure as hell wasn’t hers

I slid my hand into my pocket as I turned toward Lizzie

“Katie’s going to be gone for a little bit, so we got some time,” she said

“Where’d she go?” I asked

“The grocery store Practically outta everythin’,” she said “Wanna have a seat?” She sat on the couch and playfully patted the seat next to her

I pressed the “record” button onmy phone vibrate as it struck up Then I took my phone out and set it behind the couch cushion on the backside against the wall Just to ht her voice

“Still on call ork,” I said

“Totally get it You boys work hard I admire that,” Lizzie said

She sat much closer to me than I had anticipated, and her body spray almost choked me stupid