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"That’s what’s wrong with you young people today," he says, shaking his head "Just go find hi yourself at hi that way"

"You always did have to ruh love"

"Keepwith lances at me in surprise "I could always use an extra pair of hands"

~Jace~

"You look like shit," Levi says after opening the door

"I haven’t slept," I adh his condo to the kitchen "Did I wake you up?"

"I just got hoht at work Want so hollow as I watch hi?"

"Fine," he says with a shrug, then watches ?" he asks as he handsh humorlessly "Which I still haven’t wrapped ratulations"

I nod and take a sip of coffee "We had a pretty big fight last night Or, she did I stood there and took it on the sidewalk because she wanted to yell ataround this past month I told Joy I’d make her a priority, and work has been, well, insane"

"I see"

"To say she’s angry is a huge understatement In all fairness, I did show up to dinner about three hours late last night"

"Jace," he says in surprise, and I wince

"I know It wasn’t cool I just got caught up I always get caught up, and it feels like a shit excuse, but it’s the truth Maybe I should give up the chief position"

Levi exhales loudly but doesn’t say anything

"Go ahead Just say it"

"You’ll resent her," he replies "If you give up the position you busted your ass off for, you’ll resent her Maybe not today, but one day, you will And that’s not fair to either of you"

"I agree, but I don’t see how to do this otherwise" I rap ers on the table in frustration "Sixteen to twenty-hour days aren’t conducive to a healthy relationship"

"Jesus, why are you working that many hours?"

"Because both positions are full-tih "Now I understand why the hospital has gone through three chiefs of surgery over the past five years"

"Those are sweat-shop hours," Levi says,me chuckle "You can’t have any life with that schedule"

"I know, and I’ll do whatever it takes to fix it, but Joy was also unreasonable I’ve never been so angry with her in my life" I rub the back of my neck "She basically said that I’ll be a shit father and husband and she’s reconsidering lare at hiht-lipped about the pop star"

"And it’s staying that way"

"It’s just us here," I rery every tirey eyes hot, and I don’t think he’s going to answer hosted me," he finally ad stupid"

"So you slept together, and then you never heard froain?"

"Exactly"

I frown, the idea of anyone hurtingith me

"Was the sex that bad?"