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I let out a grunt and turn with an ar rooht on ht in favor of food and television, this is the last place I should have gone I can’t help but spill uts tohere, though?" she asks "Did you have a bad day at work?"

I settle on the couch and flip on the TV "It was fine"

"Did so happen with the team? I heard about Cody and Jess"

"Yeah, but he see up on the couch so she can face me I feel the pinpricks of her stare on the side of er"

"Luke"

I sigh, taking a bite of sandwich and chewing it slohile I think Sing, I tell her, "I think I fucked up with a girl I like"

Margot jerks upright, shaking her head quickly "Sorry, what?" She laughs aardly "Funniest thing, it sounded like you said so of chips and reach for the reht now?" she asks, sitting next tochips by the fistful?"

"I’ot Lay off"

I turn to Jis her hands into the bag of chips, joining ht emotional munchies But I can alht again, hands clenched in fists at her side, just waiting for the coht breath "Tellthis, there really isn’t And maybe I came over because I actually wanted to talk Who the fuck knows, but I’m here now, so I may as well let it all out "Her name is London"

"I don’t know a London Is she from here?"

"She went to UCSD, studied art I didn’t h" I scratch the back of my neck "She works at Fred’s"

"Sexy cocktail waitress?"

I throw her a wary glance "Sexy bartender" I ignore her aether I called her Logan and she didn’t bother to correct me I don’t know if she ever would have Dylan said her nameher next and I was horrified, but she didn’t care" For some reason, this detail feels important It says so much about her, and about the "us" that has existed for the irl"

"Yeah, well, she likes you, too" When I look at her, I see her eyebrows raised in a silent question, so I add, "I told her about your abusive role as my supervisor in Doll Salon"

My sister smiles proudly

"We hooked up a few tiht, I assume?"

"No, asshole Over a few different days"

"Wow" She rolls her eyes "Long-term then"

I take a sip of my water and set it back down on the table "You wonder why I don’t like talking to you"