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"Yes," she chuckles "Considering how adaree to another breakfast with you I give you Tuesdays and you stand htens around the phone The cloud of content encasingvoice quickly rips away, along with any ounce of lethargy keeping me pinned to the bed

It’s Tuesday I’m supposed tohell" I throw rab some clothes "Brooke, fuck, I’ht after we talked, I forgot to change ht? Did you order?"

I step into a pair of boxers and so a shirt as ave up our table"

"What?"

She laughs again, and for the second ti this conversation I take notice of the outside world quietly buzzing around her through the line She’s callinginside that café It’s twenty past seven now If she didn’t arrive early, that’s twenty fuckingwhere the fuck I aed her for this

Brilliant,wanker

"Mason, relax Jesus It’s not a big deal I’ you a hard time because it’s funny and I can Go back to sleep"

I step into my runners and pull my shirt on "Fuck that I’m on my way out now I’ll meet you there"

"Can’t"

"Why the hell not?"

"Wow," she giggles "Listen to you You’re really pissed about this"

"You gave h ht flickers on, pulsing against the white walls I switch to speaker phone and hurriedly brushat ave you breakfast, not a day And it doesn’tfor you and asked if I could co deal I would’ve ended up cutting our ti the back ofBut I know this woh voice I know you gether, which is why I’ht now

"Where are you?"

A quiet chih the phone "The bakery"

"Good"