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"Really?"

She nodded "It’s called expedited partner therapy If you’re pretty sure who gave it to you, then we do it this way Otherwise, he’s just going to keep spreading it around"

"I know," I whispered

Reaching across the table, she pattedin there, Bella And feel free to call my cell phone if you have any questions It’s on e if you call my office phone"

"Thank you," I told her

"Keep in touch, okay? Because ht," I said Convincing no one

Now that I had a proper diagnosis, I couldn’t put off telling Whittaker the bad news

That night, for the first ti look at the clothes into march into the Beta Rho house and ask to speak to the star running back, I wanted to look good doing it One of the charities ner clothes and makeup to cancer patients, with the theory that they’d heal faster if they felt they looked better

Thinking of those poor women reminded me that it could always be worse

"It could always be worse," I said to myself as I picked out a little denian

"It could always be worse," I whispered into the loss (Forall out)

"It could always be worse," I repeated as I trotted down the stairs and out into the evening air

The walk to Beta Rho didn’t take nearly long enough for me to compose a suitable speech When I climbed the wooden steps onto their porch, I noticed how quiet the house was for a Saturday night For a moment I was thrilled by the prospect that Whittaker and all his pals were out But as soon as I rang the doorbell, footsteps approached

The guy who opened the door was a sophoeneric frat-boy greeting