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My chest is so full that I’ to burst "Never in uy like you or how you make me feel"

"Princess, the kind of shit between us isn’t norether for a hts sometimes doesn’t sit too ith o well"

"Is that what I a obsession Not even a fantasy any to be the death of ive a shit anyli eyes hold ain "Hey, BOSSMAN! Code 104 Repeat one-oh-four!"

He clanize what that rowl and slams a fist to a wall

I s and roll toas I try to recover "Is that Derek? Is he drunk?"

Greyson grabs his clothes and this time yells out his frustration as he smashes his fist into the wall as he passes

He comes out from the bathroom and slips into his slacks and a clean white button-down shirt but doesn’t even bother to close it as he heads to the door He sla hard

What we did was

Oh god

I leap off the bed and go to the bathroom, clean up, splash so old and co A T-shirt that I pull out when I’ve had ht

Grey corabs my forehead and sets a quick kiss there, then looks at etic as he kisses my eyelids "Go to sleep, I’ll be back as soon as possible Derek will be here in case you need anything He’ll drive you anywhere, keep an eye on you for me"

I think I make a noncommittal movement of my head, but when he leaves, I screary, but I’m an anxious eater so I have so senses I reorganize my drawers I even stop and turn the locks of allin It’s late when I fall asleep in bed, waiting for hi, Greyson calls to tellback anytime soon

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PANDORA IS HAVING a field day with this; I should’ve known better than to ency," she’s telling ives you diamonds like on the second date Who does that? Guys who have irlfriends freely across town because their wives will find out"

"Wow, you’re bitter, girl"

"Iine if he does have a uy"

"I would not change it for anything, anything" I sip my coffee and it’s so hot, I alh the slit "Look, he was called away but he’ll be back I knoill"

"When? Your birthday’s this weekend"

"So? Who cares about my birthday when" My voice drops, and I whisper, "He’s the One He is so the One that when I’ my own arm to see if it’s real And yet in all this time, Pandora, not once have you been happy forparty pooper?"

Pandora stops walking in the apes at me

Which forces me to come back and plantyou could think of and then some," I reing, but guess what? All you e and you judge harshly, Pandora Nobody likes being around people like you"

She blinks, then scowls and starts walking again, her face downcast and her voice apologetic "I’m sorry I’m not Brooke"

"I don’t want you to be Brooke, I want you to be happy for me," I clarify "Or at least, like, only half as uess what?" She stops and grabs low fiercely with determination "I’m sorry I can’t be like your best friend forever but she’s fking gone, Mel So text her all you want and wait two hours for her to answer because she’s too busy with a real man and a real baby and a real life! I’ to watch out for you"

"Thank you for watching out for me, but what you say hurts me and you don’t realize it It hurts my optimism It fks up all the hope I have for us--for me and him Did you know that I feel awful every Monday when he leaves? Did you? I have this strange paranoia that I’ain and every Monday at the office you onlyto"