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But Grey was too quick
"You didn’twhich h slowly leftminute, we just stared at each other as Grey waited for so from me, and I twisted my hands in an attempt not to shove the rest of the chocolate bar in my mouth
"Grey, for now can it be okay that I don’t want to talk about it? Not just with you, but at all?"
She looked like she was going to argue, so I held up a hand
"Deacon said things totiet them out It doesn’t excuse it, but I also--well, I can’t fault hihts And what he said was meant for me, not everyone else"
"I can respect that," Grey said slowly after a moment "But Deacon will always be in my life, as will you What aether, knowing the two of you will be at each other’s throats?"
"We won’t" I laughed at Grey’s disbelieving look, and repeated, "We won’t! I proh, she nodded and snatched a piece of the chocolate as she stood "All right Well, if you decide you want to talk about it, I will try not to kick his ass for whatever he said to you"
My eyes rolled and a smile touched my face Just as she turned to leave, I called out after her "Grey, wait!" But once she turned back, I only sat there staring at her ide eyes and shaking hands My heart was racing faster than ever as I tried to force the words fro to take back the previous ones
"Yes?" she said, drawing the word out,it sound like a question
"Um, I wondered--well, do you know if--does your" My eyes fell to my lap, and"Does Grahao to Mama’s a lot?"
Her expression showed her shock and a to decipher the reason behind my question "Uh, yeah, I think so"
"Like, every day?"
"I’m not sure Have you seen hier at all, I mentally added
Her amusement faded to hesitation "Do you want to see him every day?"
"No No, no that’s not it I’er rites towhat--if anything--is waiting foraway from work, for the sole reason that I don’t know if he wrote to me And your brother has been oddly nice to me the past weeks, nicer than he’s ever been before, and it’s confusing er Especially considering so for one of the other waitresses," I finally said My lie felt thick in my throat
"Uh-huh," she rin, she turned, but called over her shoulder, "You’re blushing, Charlie"
Chapter Seven
Charlie