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There weren’t many options at the Wheelhouse--shots or beer I started sipping mine when I felt Sarah slide into the stool on my other side

"So, cowboy You wanna dance? Or what?" she asked I knew I didn’t really have a choice, so I let her guide me by the hand out to the dance floor It was so, so I just kept hold of her hand and putto be all about conversation

"Look, Sarah I’m sorry about earlier," I started, but she cut et that you’re hurt, and pissed, and angry, and all kinds of other shit But you need to cut our girl some slack," she had her bossy tone on now She pursed her lips, ale for Sarah "Reed…Nolan’s on acade a lot of her classes because of everything that’s happened Sienna and I have been taking turns trying to get her out of her room, but she never leaves it She just holes up in there The only thing she coes or to work her writing workshop"

I was a little stunned, and stopped our dance--not that it was much of one--to soak in her words for asad about Nolan, but I didn’t think she’d ever be in acade to her Suddenly, I felt worse…about everything Sarah and I weren’t even really spinning any slowly in the middle of the dance floor, the only couple out there

"Is she going to lose her scholarship?" I asked, curling one side ofhed at first "I don’t know She won’t talk about it," she said "I think her grades are good enough to give her a shot toBut Reed? I’ to someone"

I wasn’t sure what sheso depressed and not having anyone to talk to about it, especially when I was supposed to be that one person, her person I just looked down and pulled Sarah’s hand intoher now I kissed the top of her head a little and thanked her for being a good friend I felt her body weight fall under lossy I just s her love for Nolan

"Sar? Can you tell ain

"What?" She was back to being tough, clearly her way of keeping her eh a little as I pulled her in for et it…you don’t want to tell me about him…and what he and Nolan are…or do…or did…or whatever But Sar, I gotta know Did he just sleep with her, and ditch her once he got what he wanted?" I asked,out before she laid it on , and her face looking down at theaze flashed to mine in an instant then, her face confused and full of worry "Reed…you know she never slept with Gavin, right?" She said, her words slappingI had believed for weeks

"Uh…what do youto my sides

"I mean…Nolan Never Slept With Gavin," she said it slowly and punctuated each word, drilling it intoaway fro for the front door She followedlot in front of ed off of one of h my hair and tiltedh to turn a few heads of others that were just walking into the bar Eetic wave Sarah was frozen, just watchinght in front of her and putme that Nolan never slept with Gavin?" I wanted to hear her say it again

"Reed I can’t believe you’d even ask that," her forehead rinkled likesense She shook her head slowly at ain

"I can’t believe that fker," I said under ht my arm to stop me then