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"It wouldn’t have h, pinch le his was cocked "Because we broke up," I hiss, irritation spreading throughtoto soain by squeezing between him and the wall, but Richard steps over and blocksas so start, I don’t have a chance of pushing through

"When the fuck did we break up?" he asks, eyes now full blown filled with confusion and searching my face "Did you say it was over? Did I? Because I sure as fuck don’t re you ere done"

I open ue with conviction when ht plays back like aas if Richard’s still standing in the doorway

"You’re taking everything out on iving me shit about it I don’t deserve that I deserve better than that! And you knohat? I bet Reed would understand if I didn’t show up this weekend, because he’s an understanding person, but you’re not! You’re expecting me to choose between you and my family That isn’t fair It’s not fair But you knohat? I’ll choose You want ht now"

But he wasn’t standing in the doorway anyetting another beer

Richard didn’t say ere broken up He said a lot of things, s, but he didn’t say it And I didn’t say it Not really And what I did say, he didn’t even hear

Then I left Hauled ass out of there wanting space and needing it to happen i ere broken up, but eren’t because neither one of us said it

Oh, God

I slept with CJ Tully when I had a boyfriend at ho for me

A boyfriend as sorry

A boyfriend who’s been trying to contact me all weekend, but because I’ve kepthe’s stillOne of us said it I knoe did

Except we didn’t

Shit

Shit!

I thought ere over I should’ve gotten confir with , ere just on a break, which I’m not convinced of since neither one of us said anted that shit, but whatever," Richard says, pressing his forear on it "Now you’re back so, break’s over"