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"Forgive otten very, very quiet "I overstepped back there I know it It’s just so hard for me to see him suffer any more, and no one can hurt him like you can But I overreacted I was a dick, and I’m sorry"

"Frankie, I’m well aware of the position we’ve put you in, and how hard it’s been for you, but you’ve got to stop interfering, and you’ve got to stop thinking it’s your job to protect him or even me We are adults, and we don’t need a buffer, ht like one, may even have depended on it in the past He and I…we need to sort our messes out ourselves"

"Of course And for the record, I never took his side Or yours You know I’ the most"

"I know We’re both lucky to have you"

I considered the matter settled, and apparently so did she as she didn’tti the revelry

There were a lot of people in the colossal reception tent, but I could still tell that there was no sign of Tristan He hadn’t returned yet, and I found that odd I was sure he’d gone and cleaned up, but he couldn’t possibly need et in an actual shower, and to change

I was so involved with this thought process that it took "Did James and Bianca ditch out on the rest of their own reception, already?"

Frankie laughed "I would bet a lot ofa quickie James is a kinky fk, but they’ll be back"

We continued to watch the dancing crowd "Who is that Marnie and Judith are assaulting on the dance floor?"

Frankie squinted, then started laughing "That’s Jackie’s dad Marnie is ht They’re going to give that poor et a load of Lana and Akira They’re e"

"He’s hot," I added

"So is Lana And this is the first time I’ve met her brother, Camden, but he’s smokin’ This tent is chock-full of hot people"

"True Soood dancers too"

Finally, I saw Tristan re-enter the tent He stopped at the entrance, scanned the crowd, and zeroed in on me The second his eyes touched ontowards our table

"Did you two, uh, work out whatever that was you tere having? Was it a fight?"

I couldn’t quite hide uess orked it out"

"So you finally had a good talk? You both disappeared for a while"