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"Hey, you disappeared for a while," he said

"Yeah Went to the bathroom and decided on a drink" I tipped back the rest of the shot

"That doesn’t see since classes started toame He swept hed, the heat froers touched my cheek and trailed down my jawline to my lips "There are titon"

There was an odd sadness in his eyes

I started "What do you mean?"

He slid his eyes from me to the hallhere the restrooms were

Had he seen us?

"Do--do you mean since we took our break? Or since forever?"

He clutched the beer he held, took a long drink, and set it down carefully as if he was thinking through each motion "Both I don’t know I ot this wild hair and you seeht break"

He paused "You don’t look at me the sa any of the other people standing around to hear us "There’s a hole in us--somewhere--and you saw it, and now you want me to suddenly patch it up"

His hand cupped uy who’d ed"

"I haven’t" He pulledmy face "I still love you, Remi, no matter what you’ve done"

What did that ue bitter froet out of here," he said as we pulled apart "There’s hardly anyone here I like anyway" He tossed money on the bar to pay forthe room for Dax "Isn’t it rude to leave so soon?"

"I want to be alone with you"

Not now Not after Dax I couldn’t

"Hartford" My voice was hesitant I plucked at my bracelet, and his eyes widened

"Remi! Where did you find it?"

I looked down My chest ached God, that moment in the bathroom "Dax"

His eyebrows slashed down "How did he find it?"

"I--he just gave it to htI don’t know"