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Did I mention that Stephen was her ex, and he’d broken her heart?

While still reeling from the horrific news Stephen had shared withthere with her best friend and trusty blond sidekick, Julie Travis Julie was another one asn’t thrilled byexistence--and vice versa Julie was the reason that Colin and Carly had broken up over the summer She’d slept with him while he’d been drunk at a party

It wasn’t all Julie’s fault, of course Colin was at least fifty percent to blame But still If anyone hurts my friends and has zero re on h her eyeballs for standing here in theto Stephen Keyes She still considered hilance at me Her attention was fully fixed on Stephen

"You," Jordan began shakily, as if grappling for the right words "I--I didn’t even know you were back from university"

He didn’t speak for a moment He appeared to be stunned, his face pale "I am"

"You haven’t replied to any ofto look at the crystal birds above us "I thought we dealt with this, Jordan It’s over between us"

"Oh, you made that clear in your email, don’t worry"

I already knew he’d dumped her via euess I don’t feel like I should be bla to know the reason why" Finally, I received a withering look of death "Or lance athis attention to her "It’s not what you think"

"Isn’t that what they always say in the movies? Pathetic No, I think it’s exactly what I think You’re interested in Samantha, the town klepto"

I winced at that But at least she didn’t call me a slut this time

When Stephen kissed me at Crave, people saw it But they hadn’t seen a ht they’d just witnessed a hot kiss

News got back to Jordan through the grapevine while she was still dealing with the heartbreak of being dumped in such a cold, iry I would have been hurt, too, if the guy I really liked was seen kissing soh school drale I needed tiive ," I told her as cal

Only it was a subject that had the potential to destroy not only le person in Trinity if we didn’t find a solution