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"Both of theot up at about four," Barney said

I nodded "Phoebe came with me"

"Don’t say my name," she murmured quietly I rolled my eyes

"That’s all?"

"Yes"

"Have you ever sleepwalked before?" Brooke asked me

I didn’t answer her, of course, because the ansas yes

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AFTER A STRICT INSTRUCTION TO speak to Dr Kells at e before roup session

I rounded on Phoebe once ere left alone "Why are you lying to them?"

She smiled at me I wanted to hit her so badly

I almost did

I closedto shake her off When I left the roo back near one of the studios that flanked the hallway

"What happened?" he asked, his voice low and wary

"I overslept," I said I wanted to kick ht She says I--I told her about Rachel and Claire About everything"

Noah didn’t coirl?"

I followed his eyes until they landed on Stella, who had folded herself into a chair in the common room She cracked her knuckles and then rubbed absently at the faded left knee of her jeans

"Stella," I said "She’s nice A little moody sometimes, maybe Why?"

"I saw her," Noah said

"Saw her--"

"Soaze dropped to my hands "Grabbed her wrist Nearly broke it"

My throat felt dry "Why her?"

Noah rubbed his forehead "I don’t know"

"That’s how many?" I asked him

"Five, now"

"Me, Joseph, the two you don’t know, and now--"

Stella

"Come on in, everyone!" Brooke called

Noah and I shared oneinto the room I sat down next to Jamie, as oddly quiet

Brooke nodded to Wayne and they drew nearer to the periphery of the circle "Okay, everyone," she said to us "We all know there was a little event this ood day to do so Stella muttered a few of the only words I seehtfully inappropriate

"It doesn’t matter how many we do," Phoebe called out "You can’t trust Mara"

Jaan to chuckle silently I stepped on his foot