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“It’s none of your concern” He shotlook before he stepped away “He better pay up He can’t run forever”

“Pay up what?” I stuck my head out so I could watch him walk away

“Just tell him to pay what he owes, or he’ll pay with his life It’s that si his stride

I walked back into the apartment and locked the door behind me Jacob owed money? For what? Student loans? He told o

Unless that was a lie

Jacob walked inside an hour later than he usually did when he calanced at the tree but didn’t co on the counter and ie

He didn’t acknowledge my existence “Uh, hi?”

He twisted off the cap and downed half the beer in a single gulp

Jacob and I hadn’t been the same in weeks He didn’t kiss me when he came hoot off quickly then rolled off ether, he was never really there Every ti was fine “Hi”

I was getting sick of his bullshit I didn’t have a lot of patience with people when it caet over whatever issues they had and just h, mine was far worse “Jacob, what’s your problem?”

In response, he took another drink of his beer

“You’re like a zombie around here We don’t have sex and—”

“I got fired” He finished the beer before he dropped the empty bottle in the sink It clanked loudly as it spun around until it cae of the sink, his heavy coat covered with snow

I shut my mouth when his words washed over me It explained his closed off behavior the second he walked in the door, but it didn’t explain why he’d been so withdrawn all month But noasn’t the time to ask questions

He grabbed another beer fro to shower” He downed all of it before he tossed it in the sink This tilass everywhere He left the kitchen and headed to the hallway