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I asked Joshua to drop me off around the corner because I didn’t want to risk Ollie and Jordyn seeing in to ask questions and I wasn’t ready to answer theh the door of Java Hut and saw Jordyn standing behind the counter with a big grin on her face

“Welcome, Rory! You have no idea how excited I am that you’re part of the Java Hut team!”

“Thanks I’m happy to be here” I smiled

Jordyn showed ister It was pretty ister I used back in Indiana, so it only took a few minutes to learn

“Where’s Ollie?” I asked

“He’s still at ho He doesn’t coether?”

“Yeah, we’ve been dating on and off for about four years” She smiled “Oh, by the way, do you have your address?”

“Oh, yeah,” I said as I grabbed my purse from under the counter and took out the small piece of paper

Jordyn looked at it and then at ain “This is where you live?”

“Yes Why?”

She started to speak, but couldn’t It was funny watching her try to spit out the words “This is Ian Braxton’s address You’re staying with him?”

Fuck How the hell does she know that’s his address? I looked down as I noddedwith Ian How do you know his address?”

“I’m a journalism student at UCLA and I did an intervieith hiazine His office was under construction, so we did the interview at his house Are you dating him?”

Great I hadn’t even been there twenty“No, Ian and I are not dating We’re just friends and he was kind enough to let o”

“He’s a very inti man Have you hed “That man is piece of work, letIan, his father ca He told nificant and to step outside while he had a conversation with his son I’d never met anyone so rude in my life”

“Ian’s never talked about his fa with him?” Jordyn asked

I knew if I answered, et into it with a girl I’d only known a day In fact, I didn’t want to get into it with anyone

“Only a couple of weeks I’uest and I barely see hih the door, and that distracted Jordyn fro me any further questions Ollie ca well I could easily seefriends with theoodbye to Jordyn and Ollie Before I walked out the door, Jordyn handed ave a wave goodbye and walked out of Java Hut I saw Adalynn’s car parked at the curb and I climbed in with a smile on my face