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Rissy claimed that nohen she had to come by, even if he wasn’t around at the ti so and goingher house would no longer be able to count on it being e stretches

"Yeah,out at the rec center, plus the occasional date, his schedule could be pretty rando to catch her alone, they’d no that he ht show up at any tirin as he stacked his DVDs into a shelf situated by a er than what I had, in a better part of town, for less rent and it’s closer to the rec center The furniture is great, the setup is great" He still had a hard ti he’d been invited tothe back of the tan corduroy couch, she asked, "Me? I ht end up back upstairs, so I hope that won’t--"

"Rissy" Leese shook his head, slid the last DVD into place and stood So on with her, but he wasn’t sure what "We’re friends, right?"

"Definitely Next to Cherry, you ht be my best friend"

Thank God for Cherry then He’d never hear the end of it if he was her "bestie" Biting back a smile, he explained, "I like your company If you’re here it won’t be a hardship foron that and apparently couldn’t "Are you sure you don’t wantdone a certain way, he said, "There’s not that much"

She followed him as he went into the bedroo dresser All of the furniture stayed with the living space It was neutral, functional and in great shape--which suited hi at her, Leese asked, "So how are things with you and Ar the question out while putting T-shirts in a drawer

Instead of answering, she said, "You’re superneat, aren’t you? All your T-shirts folded precisely, the DVDs in soot used to hanging my jeans because I rarely hadworn-out, secondhand clothes, he now made an effort for his stuff to look fresh and wrinkle-free "It’s not like you to dodge If you don’t want to talk about Armie, we don’t have to"

"It’s not that" She lifted a sports es and put it back "I think we’re okay"

"You think?"

Edging closer, she sat on the side of the bed--probably having no idea how a guy’s s like that "You kno Ar"

Leese laughed "I’ed hter "That’s what I’ absently, "What?"

Going drama queen on him, she threw out her arroups"

Glad that he now had his back to her, Leese grinned "Yeah, so?"

"Ah?" She flopped back, her head on his pillow "How is one wolance, Leese decided to keep his attention off her Seeing a woman like Merissa all stretched out on his bed had the natural outco that depends on the wootten, but to me, Armie seems more than satisfied"

"I don’t know, but maybe" After a beat of silence, she asked, "How can I tell?"

His curiosity sparked, and he looked at her again Had Ariven her reason to think he needed iven Armie’s well of experience? "As up-front as he is, I assume he’d tell you Armie’s not exactly shy"

"Brother in the roo himself as he strode in "And yeah, Armie’s about as plainspoken as a person can be If he wanted anything different, he’d have said so"