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"My key?" she repeated, her face paling

"It’s a surprise Promise you’ll love it"

"I’ripped her shoulders "Are you sure you’re okay?"

"Yeah" Her eyes filled with tears "I’m just stressed" She wiped at her eyes "And you knowallergies"

"In the airport?"

"Yup, it was a thing" She nodded and wiped at her nose "It was on the news, ht" Sonored that so, because what reason would she have to be upset? We’d just spent an aht, I was going to ask her to move in

Because the very idea that she would potentially find an apartment and leave me?

Made me want to throw up

I wanted her

Forever

CHAPTER FORTY

JORDAN

I cried the entire way to Reid’s apartuest room

But I kneouldn’t last

I poured ed it

Poured another

Patted Otis on the head

Then walked over to Max’s apartment, key in hand I knocked twice before he answered

"Hey" Max leaned against the door fraled the key in front of his face

He frowned but didn’t take it

I grabbed his hand and sla away, but he snatched ?"

"No"

"Drinking?" He sniffed the air around me "That merlot’s been on his shelf for five years Pretty sure it costs around five grand"

I shrugged, not really caring