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"Oh, please I’ to because I don’t stroke your enores, "Go on"
"She’s wary of guys Her long-ter line of assholes in her life The thing is, there’s attraction there, but I’m not sure she actually likes , whatever"
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"But she’s smart and funny and pretty and" I’s in the sa on "there was soot about what Daniel said tonight, and about the guys teasingwith every hot feot says anything, but when she does, she puts her hand on ot," I say, turning to face her "That’s not helping"
She can tell in my voice that not only a like complete shit
"Sorry I just want to be honest"
"I know you do," I tell her "It’s just that, for the first ti tiirls I always justified it like they were only after one thing, too, and maybe some of them were But I know that wasn’t always true And Cody o anywhere where a wo over Luke andJesus A your sister if you’re as bad a player as your guy friends who are actually out at bars with you say you are?"
"I mean, does it see on the couch so that her knee rests on h "Honestly?"
"Honestly"
"Kind of I mean, so constantly You don’t even notice it anyirl alk up and start talking to you and I can see you struggling to remember her name It’sI mean, I’m used to it now but, yeah It’s sort of shady"
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"I didn’t mean to make you feel bad," she whispers I know this conversation is le with frankness and guilt when it co eting with her pajama top, "you went from Mia--and only Mia--to everyone There was no in-between"
"I haven’t wanted anyone the way I wanted Mia," I argue
"But someday you will," she says "Maybe it will be London And you said she’s wary of guys, and then she sees you tonight at the bar? No wonder she keeps you at arht settles in o through the AA of players or anything, butand who you are Your life is this perfect coyot That’s horrible"
She raises her eyebrows as if to say, Well?
"Just learn to treat a girl the way you want to be treated," she says "And I don’twith their private parts"
I snort "‘Private parts’"
Rolling her eyes, she says, "You were a really good boyfriend to Mia"
This rattles me somehow It’s easier to remember the end, when I was lonely and she was broken and we didn’t ever seeht I turn to look over at her "Yeah?"