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The feeling was not rational, but it was powerful Enough so I felt the need to offer him an excuse

"He surprised me with tickets That’s the only reason I went to see you with him"

His jaw clenched, and he tossed down his napkin, nostrils flared "And by him, you mean…"

"Yes, Andrew"

"Don’t Please, don’t say his na "Tone it doill you? Don’t ask the question if you don’t want the answer You haven’t been an angel yourself In fact, if we’re keeping score, you have a lot more names in your column that I don’t ever want to hear you utter"

He didn’t say a word, but his eyes screamed at me This was a hurtful subject, for both of us, and we needed to get way better at avoiding it

When he finally spoke again, his face was composed, his voice calain, alone That’s all there is to it I’ll snag you a balcony for tonight"

"How about this? I’ll co with anyone that you have fked or are fking"

It came out harsh, but that was how I meant it This was harsh stuff, for both of us And I was not going to sit through another one of his shoith fking Mona assisting him

He took a deep breath "Jesus I’ any of the assistants, if that’s what you mean"

I set my jaw hard before I could say her name "Not even Mona?"

He winced, and I had to restrain fro out an i, but certainly not everything There was so ’ It could mean he’d only stopped yesterday, for all I knew "I said, have fked, too"

He looked unhappy "Okay, I’ll get you set up in the balcony on another day, when she’s not working, but I want to coht"

"No" I didn’t elaborate or offer any excuses

"We’ll play a round of ‘tellenough "God, I alht not to smile "But no"

"I want to see your house I want the tour"