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He ignored Beatrice’s presumptuous statement and asked, "Why is she conflicted?"

"Men" She shook her head "All idiots Why do you think, va her happily ever after is going to involve finding so"

Baojia forced himself to relax and stepped closer "I don’t have a proble"

"That’s not…" Beatrice shook her head "That’s not the point She’s adjusting to the new reality, you know? She’s had, what? A couple of weeks? It took et used to the idea with Gio Years, really"

Baojia smirked and sat across from her "I reh the wringer"

"Yes, I’m sure you enjoyed that" Byed aceatrice set down the coffee and reached for his hand "You were a good friend to me, even when I didn’t know it And… if there hadn’t have been Gio--"

"Don’t There was There alas And it’s not the sa is the same with her"

"I’d like to see you happy"

"I am," he said, somewhat surprised "I think… I am"

She sain and sipped "And don’t mess it up"

Baojia rose and walked toward the door that would take him back to her He paused at the threshold "Beatrice?"

"Hainst the wall "Do you ever wonder?"

"About…" She raised an eyebrow

"Yeah"

She grinned "When he’s pissing h as he walked down the hall and toward the lower floors He punched in the code and slipped into the dark rooraht in the bathroo it as she slept