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April sighed "I wish I’d had the guts to tell you sooner…but I should warn you now that she has a thing for you and it’s a bit obsessive" Adam colored but didn’t look the least bit surprised Then April licked her lips and squared her shoulders "When she started plotting to try to get Mia out of the picture, I finally figured she’d lost it She was trying to pressure me and others to do her dirty work for her"

Adahtened and looked at her, alarmed Hell no I was about to speak, but Ada to Mia?"

April looked down into her coffee, coloring "At the party, Cari wantedshe would expose rabbed ed a look with Adairl had been a bit touched when I’d caught her threatening April, and now I regretted not letting her go on the spot But I’d beenmy own ass so that none of this came out…

I watched April while she looked at Adahtened "Well, thanks for letting me know I’ll handle this, and you don’t need to worry about her anymore"

Her shoulders rounded with relief I knew it had taken a lot to tell hilad that she didn’t need to be reminded to speak up for herself

She blinked and looked out the , her chin held high "I have to be honest I’h to walk back into Draco after what happened on Saturday But I’ the people who posted the pictures and all of that"

I frowned, disappointed, but could I bla to butt in here and say that I think you do have the guts to go back in there I know you do"

She shook her head "That’s easy for you to say They don’t all know it’s you in the video"

I nodded "You’re right That’s why I’ on ain "Jordan--"

I heldto force you to go back there if you don’t want to, but…I sure could use your lanced between the two of us and pushed his coffeeI at least need to show o home and crash"

I walked Adam out, and before he left, put my hand on his shoulder "Thanks, man"

He shook his head "It’s what friends do" And he was gone