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He so in a little while Want to go back in?" he asked, standing back up again I tried not to notice that he was checking his watch again as alked back into the gy down the

After another hour his headache was getting worse He was putting on a brave face but he kept rubbing at his forehead, wincing I was sobering up now because I’d stopped drinking when he said he wasn’t feeling well His phone was continuously buzzing and beeping in his pocket but he didn’t answer it again, just rejected all calls that cahed deeply and shook his head at around ten thirty "Ellie, I’o hoonna explode," henow actually I would rather just leave if he was poorly anyway "Okay, let , and then we can call a cab," I replied, looking around for ently to get my attention "I’d rather leave you here with Stacey That way you could enjoy the rest of the night and I’ll get hoet the cab to drop you hoet the cab to drop you home first then it can take me on to my place I don’t want to stay here without you anyway," I countered

He shook his head fiercely "I’ether I’ll have to take you to your place and then go home after that If you stay here then Paul can drive you home at half past eleven like he was supposed to in the first place It’s easier this way," he explained

I sighed He was always sweet like that, protective; not wantingto do "Are you sure you’ll be okay on your own?" I asked, looking at hi atabout o find Paul so I canhis arh the crowd We found Paul laughing with a group of the football teaet his attention "Paul, I have to go, I feel like shit You’ll take Ellie ho at him sternly

Paul grinned and nodded "Of course, raine coo home"

Paul squeezed his shoulder "That’s shit Feel better, dude"

Jahtened his ar," Paul replied Jauess was bro code for thanks, and then led ain

"Wanthis head to the side, looking like he really didn’t want to leave me here at all

I smiled and waved my hand dismissively "I’ll be fine Now it’s oing up on tiptoes and kissing his lips gently "Just go Go ho, okay?"

He nodded, stroking the side of etically "I really wish I didn’t have to go I’irl I’ll ain

I s, you’re not feeling good, that’s nothing that can be helped Go get some sleep," I instructed

He s it out to me "You keep that; it’ll be cold later when you leave Stay inside, and don’t go wandering off in this hot little dress, it’s way too tee you when you look like this," he teased, winking atthe jacket intoto out with Callu to the floor, shifting on his feet Jamie was a terrible liar I tried not to think about what he was really doing to someone else, orto break it off with me tomorrow lunchtime instead…

"Okay, yeah, lunchti the lu ently before he turned and walked out of the door, leaving hed and looked down at his jacket, strokingnot to cry because this just kind of confirmed my suspicions that it really was over That he was overthere, s on a fake smile so he wouldn’t knoas upset "Yep," I lied I headed over to the drinks table and downed another glass of punch

"Thinkall night?" Mark asked from my side

Oh God Why had it never even enteredhilass of punch "No He’s gone ho to make my words sound true Even I could hear the doubt in h