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Her lack of eh we’d lived under the same roof for more than four years, eren’t sisters We were hardly even friends If we had been, she would have insisted on co with me, and I wouldn’t have been alone when I walked out of the bathroo aro once I was steady on ed to before I looked up

“You can let go of me now,” I whispered

“I could,” he agreed, his deep voice sending shivers downto”

“That’s going to be aard since I’m ready to leave”

“Not aard at all,” he corrected “It sounds like i me here”

He didn’t give ue as he turned to lead me towards the front door His arm slid down until his hand rested on my lower back

“Alrighty then”

He chuckled and pulledWhen we stepped outside, he handed a ticket to the valet The hundred dollar bill I saw tucked under it hadIf I’d been the least bit unsure about how far outside uy was, that would have convinced s to make that much money

“Do you need them to pull your car around, too?” he asked

I liftedto Uber home”

“Who brought you?” Those dark eyes of his flashed as he studied me

My connection with Carrie was complicated, so I stuck with the si with”

The valet pulled up in a black, two-door car I didn’t recognize theout of a er side door

“Oh, I’m not—” I started to explain

A strong hand urged me forward as a deep voice whispered infor an Uber”

“But—”

“You never knoho’s going to be behind the wheel of the car they send”

I swiveled on

my heel, one hand on the frame of his car and the other on his chest “I don’t know you, either”

“Fuck You’re right,” he groaned, digging into his suit jacket for his wallet He flipped it open and pulled out his driver’s license “Here Snap a picture of this and send it to your friend”