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"It wasn’tup from where she’d told hio when she’d found hi to fend off blows fro to

"Jodi," Greg said, sighing heavily as he walked up behind her and placed his bloodied hands on either side of her on the kitchen sink, boxing her in, "can we just talk about this?"

"There’s nothing to talk about," she said, sighing heavily as she scrubbed her hands clean

"There could be," he said just as she felt his lips brush the top of her ear

"Ohin his ares and quickly darkening bruises, worry twisting her stomach as he stared deeply into her eyes

He leaned in, tilting his head to the side as he ca his head and-

"Ow! What the hell?" he denored hi for a head injury that would explain why he’d suddenly lost his daet you to the hospital," she said, trying not to panic and wondering where she’d put her car keys Maybe she should call an a to play around with

"Wait," he said, shaking his head as he stepped back out of her reach, "What the hell are you talking about?"

"Getting you to the hospital!" she snapped, wondering what the hell rong with him

Ti to kiss you?" he asked, frowning

"Yes!" she snapped, shoving past hirabbed her hand and pulled her to a stop

"I’ heavily as he used his hold on her to turn her around

Worrying her botto on?"

He entwined their hands together, caressing his thu to kiss you, Jodi," he said softly as he pulled her closer

"Trying…to…kiss… to make sense of what he’d just said when he leaned down to-

"Whoa!" she yelped, slapping her hand across his lips

"Ow!" he winced, stepping back and pressing his fingertips against his split lip

"Why are you trying to kissa damn that she sounded a bit hysterical, because this was her best friend and best friends didn’t kiss each other!

"Because I want to," he said, reaching for her again, but this ti and jumped back

"Now? Seriously?" she couldn’t help but shake her head in disgust "Five years ago when you tookme turned your stomach and now suddenly you can’t seem to keep your lips to yourself?"

"It didn’t turn my stomach!"

"Really? Because you could have fooledher arms over her chest

"You didn’t want me to kiss you!’ he snapped

"No, you didn’t want to kiss me!" she snapped back

"The hell I didn’t!" he shouted, getting in her face

"I-"