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I blinked, confused "One hat?"

"This You, ive it one week to explore…whatever ant, and then--out of respect for…your brother--that’s it The end We never speak of it again Okay?"

He didn’t even want to give aze, the tautness of his jaw, could hear it in his harsh, whispered words Betraying Noel honestly killed him But he was as te I was getting more from him than I should be "I’ll take it," I said I was as elated as I was sad to know I had seven more days with him

I totally didn’t er than a silly little craving But then I underestimated the power of Caroline Gaotten me

I knew I should be pissed Because of her underhanded sneakery, I’d betrayedhe absolutely did not wantshe’d wanted one to such extremes, became my own personal stalker, it really turned er just kind of disappeared somewhere in between all the awe and flattery and desire

That didn’t mean I was ready to play full-out liar and deceiver the very day after stabbing Gah Except, yeah, that’s hoent down, anyway

"I call bartender tonight," he said as we strolled across caether

He’d textedwe meet at the student union for a drink Hamilton had met up with us too, and after we’d had a coffee break, we decided to head our separate ways before we ht for our shift

Since it was Thursday--ladies’ night--that uys had to work Two manned the bar while the other three waited tables out on the floor And like every other week before, it turned out that Gamble and Loorked the bar every Thursday

I usually had no probleht me more tips and I met more chicks that way, but today, I kind of wanted to stick behind the safety of a counter I was no longer a free agent; I couldn’t just let random women slip me their phone numbers or--

"Holy shit" I slowed to a stop and blinked dazedly at the world around er available to the ladies? Committed?

Whoa Where had that shit come from?

Since I’d stopped dead in my tracks to absorb the shock, both Galanced back