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Prologue

It all started with a note and a piece of candy ere seven years old She sat next to me in class and as the best student in the class, she was alinning pieces of candy fro candy I wanted to share in the candy with her, so I sent her a note:

Do you want to be my best friend?

Yes

No

She responded with a "Maybe" and that was the beginning of our friendship

Chapter One

There are a few things you should know aboutSouthern Gentleman I open doors for women, most of the time I kno to ballroom dance I knooo And I kno to drink with the best of them Many women think I’m hot, or sexy, or whatever you want to call it I’ht of hot h, in reality, I’h, that’s no secret I like to have a good time, I like wo you should know about me is that I have one friendship that I cherish above all others That’s my friendship with Clementine O’Hara She was my best friend and the only person in the world I didn’t try and screw around with

Clementine O’Hara had been blessed with one of the worst names I’d ever heard It was hard to say her full naht face It was even harder to say her nickna tonight?" I stared into her serious brown eyes as she scribbled so in her notepad

"Why?" She looked up at me and frowned Her lips were stained navy blue fro on every fewthat…"

"No" She shook her head and went back to scribbling furiously

"You don’t even knohat you’re saying no to"

"I know you, Rhett and the answer is no"

"Coirl?" She cocked her head and looked at ave her hed Cle blue eyes

"So what does it involve?"

"It involves girls, plural" I grinned "I kinda double-booked tonight"

"So cancel on one"

"I don’t want to cancel on either of thee of her bed "That wouldn’t be fair to either of the what they’re going to wear since I asked them out"

"Rhett Madison, you’re an asshole" She shook her head atto write"

"Soht I could count on est you get a new best friend, preferably a guy" She laughed as Ito convince ain No way, Jose Not after last tiwohed "You were just helping me out in a ja out" She shook her head and shuddered "What a rinned at her

"Bla there I was stuck listening to her going on about how great you were for two hours I’ve never , insipid woman in all my life"

"Is that why you told her I was on a date with someone else? After I told you that I absolutely didn’t want her to know?"

"Rhett, you should be thanking aveboobs and blonde hair"

"Hey, she was hot and she illing" I shrugged "I’m 21, in the prime sexual peak of my life I wasn’t about to say no"

"Trust me, I know" She rolled her eyes

"Co face and she laughed

"Unlike you, Rhett Madison I can say no quite easily"

"Cle to "

"I’ll take you out to a nice dinner next weekend"

"Hrinned and rubbed her stooodas through her sto as I was the ood steak dinner

"Any steakhouse you want, baby"

"Let rinned "That’s still a no"

"What if I add a couple of bottles of wine?"

"Do you want ain?" She raised an eyebrow atHer brown eyes flashed at roaned "You know I’ I shouldn’t"

"You suck" I lay back on the bed "What aoing to kill you"

"You don’t know that" I grabbed her fluffy white pillow and placed it under ood?" I buried my nose into her pillow and sniffed It sirly

"Because I did laundry yesterday" She shrugged "You would know the s to happen"

"I can’t believe you still take your laundry home" She shook her head "That’s crazy"

"Do you want to do it for me, then?" I smiled at her sweetly "I’m sure Dolores would be happy to have one less chore to do"