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With an irritated growl, I pulled it fro I’d probably been avoiding the, so I answered

"Hey"

My mother’s request was short and simple, and no way could I deny her, so I mumbled out a couple okay’s, sure’s, and yeah’s before I said, "See you then ’Kay Bye"

My change in moodokay?"

"H was just peachy, but as I looked into her concerned blue eyes, an idea struck

"Yes!" I pointed "You I need you Tonight Do you think you could be ?"

She blinked, the pause in her answer irlfriend?" she said slowly

With a sigh, I worked my neck around to pop it "That was ht to, you know, celebrateI really, really don’t want the usual fucking talk So I thought if I had you by my side, they’d not hound ht a real, live girl to supper"

Her lips tightened with displeasure "Do you have a habit of bringing the blow-up kind to supper?"

"Caroline" I groaned through my teeth "This is serious Do you think you can not be a s seconds and say, why yes, Oren, I’d love to go with you?"

Instead, she said, "Are you sleeping with other girls?"

"What?" I shook my head, utterly confused "What in all the shit I just said prompted you to ask that?"

"You said you wanted irlfriend"

"Yeah?" I nodded, still clueless "So?"