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A bit of a following? He was being way too hu, and it was definitely not a bit
"This is great," I told hio places I just know it With this video out and getting all this attention, you don’t knoho’s going to co"
He nodded "Hopefully, anyway"
I replayed the video and watched it again, all the while Ro rong His warrabbed at my own
"It’s Carter, isn’t it?" he asked me quietly "Do you wantHe can still sing if he’s blind"
I laughed lightly and shook , Ro, and he’s not capable of offering it Which is fine The world will keep turning I’ve co for years in this Carter-induced haze, and there’s uy I’ll be fine Really"
"You know he’sto realize he pushed the best thing away from him" He frowned in contemplation as he spoke "He probably never told you this, but he jumped me once and told me never to cross the line with you That tiether I didn’t think he was a threat, not until he actually fucking punched o A guy who doesn’t want to bemore with you"
I stared at him in stunned silence My jaw literally dropped "Why didn’t you tell ot some pride, you know"
"He punched you, Rouy has such an itch for violence, are you really all that surprised?"
No Carter had a problem with violence, so no surprise there I scowled at Ro about this
"Don’t you fucking dare tell hi I need is to ruin the peace we’ve got going if he thinks I’ more drama in your face"
"Don’t worry," I assured hiotten" Which was a shame I’d have loved to knohy Carter did that Maybe it was just that he viewed Rome as competition for my attention at the ti lad I didn’t try and pursue you, anyway I wouldn’t have had the fucking ood friendship"
I nodded in understanding I was glad he didn’t, either I never looked at hih, I returned the phone to hi to rain on your parade with my sob stories, okay? Let’ssuccess That video there has twoviews! That is incredible!"
I distracted him well He nodded heartily and dived into a conversation, tellingtoit on board
That evening, I texted Melanie about what had happened I needed to get it off my chest somehow, and since I didn’t want to take it to Roe in the band, she was all I had left
Mel: If he doesn’t want more, then he’s a fool
Me: Or maybe I’ve been the fool this entire ti a relationship