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"I love you, too" She held my hand as tears fell down her face, too "So "

She would She was the only one not ad it

My heart split in half I tried to smile at her "I know We’re sisters"

She nodded "We are I wanted you to know I couldn’t keep dating him and not tell anyone I wanted to share this with you You’re fa ca with Theresa for a year, but I understood what she meant We had a bond We were special We both loved Mallory I got it I did I couldn’t stop the tears anymore "I shouldn’t know I shouldn’t be the one you told He’s a cop, Amanda"

She flinched as if I’d struck her and took her hand back "I know" Her head sank, aled herself

"I should go"

"Stay Please"

"Amanda"

"Please" She lifted her head The plea in her eyes stopped hed She wanted to talk about hiush about hiaze She was a woman in love, and she just wanted to tell so to , "For a little while"

Relief washed over her Her eyes brightened, her cheeks pinked, and she bit down on her lip to keep fro too much Her hand brushed away a tear as she said, "Thank you"

I nodded It rong, but ent to the couch and she told me about him His name was Brian He wasn’t just a cop He was a detective, and he’d kept going to the diner where she worked He’d kept ordering the sao when she worked She found out froer, so he knew her work hours Their first date was an accident She’d been closing the store when he caan helping her clean He swept the floor while she counted the money

Their second date had been the same, except he walked her to her car He wanted to make sure she was safe It had escalated from there By the third week of ‘dates,’ she would sit with hi a cup of coffee

He kissed her after the second ht That was their first ‘official’ date

She now told ht at his place It was a funny story, you see They’d gotten caught in the rain His place was closer, so they’d sprinted there, holding hands She took a shower, and he made her hot chocolate They’d cuddled on the couch, watched a ht It was their first ti She deserved to find love She was an impeccable friend The love emanated from her She was so happy