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"Oh, my God, yes Of course"

Peyton spoke up "She won’t want it fro back his way "No one is asking you"

Oh, so it’s gonna be like that, Peyton thought But it wasn’t hard to understand the guy’s position

Fuck

Before Craeg could thron, Paradise put herself between them and pushed her boy back, palms to pecs "Relax, okay? We do not need any more injuries on the team"

She lowered her voice at that point and there was a private exchange between the two of the punched the door back open and left

Paradise took a deep breath "Look…I think we need to talk"

"No We don’t and we aren’t"

"Peyton What happened tonight--"

"Will never happen again Mostly likely because they are going to throwthis ain You’re on your own"

"Wait aafter me I can take care of myself"

"I know, I know" He rubbed his face Took another swig from the bottle Wanted to screa at me like that"

"Like what"

"I don’t know"

There was a long quiet "Peyton, I’m sorry"

"I was the one who , he shook his head "I’ll apologize to Craeg, too You don’t have to tell ain, but this tie put his head in "Okay, Novo’s out of surgery, and at least she’s alive So you and I need to do an incident debriefing and then we’ll et psych eval’d"

When Peyton didn’t respond, the Brother nodded at the corridor behind hiotta follow ht it was a sad co you to justify an unjustifiable action was a step up from your other option--which happened to be a lively discussion about unrequited love with the object of your unreciprocated affections

Ah, yes, choices, choices

On his way to the exit, he put the Beefeater down on a side table, and as he ca out, he put his hand on her ar squeeze "I’ It’s all on me, all my fault"

Before she could respond, he released his hold and walked out

In the concrete hall, the rest of the trainees, along with a nu around the clinical area, and everyone went statue as they saw hi words silenced

He had no idea what to say to any of theoing to want to take a right up here at that fork in the road"

As Saxton spoke, he pointed through the windshield even though the truck’s headlights were already showing the way Next to hi hands resting coh

Bitty’s uncle was a consummate driver Smooth, steady, in total control of the enorh iced-over snowpack on the road to rival Alaska

It was good to feel safe

And then there was the fact theA clean, powerful scent, which was soap and shaain, on Ruhn? Palne