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"Yeah, she told me about that But didn’t really elaborate"

"She’s never elaborated to anyone that I know of, including oing on You need to talk to her, get her to open up to you I know she loves you And she’s miserable without you"

At least that ’syou’d say that Her sister, Greta, is in town and I’ to for her, which means Stella will be home alone Please talk to her, Trick I know the two of you belong together"

Carolina was right He’d let Stella walk aithout forcing her to talk to him "I will Thanks for this, Carolina"

"Hey, I believe in you two You’re welco a lot more hopeful than he had the past week

Now he just had to find out as going on in Stella’s head, and figure out a way to fix it

She belonged with him, and he needed towrapping Christifts, not at all in the holiday spirit But she refused to allow her currentChrist the time with Carolina, as always excited about the holidays Her sister needed to hang out with soreat ht now

She loved having Greta here She wouldn’t have survived the past ithout her Despite her resolve to end things with Trick and ? She loved him Did she think it would be easy to du? It hadn’t been nothing He hadn’t been nothing He’d becoround reminded her of hia rink she thought of howChristmas tree at Rockefeller Center reminded her of the tree they’d put up and decorated in his apart re every part of her life Hoas she supposed to get over hiet himself traded to Detroit? Why couldn’t he be different from other men?

When her buzzer sounded, she went to answer it

"Yes?"

"It’s me, Stella"

Her heart thuainst the door "Go away, Trick"