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Lola toys with a tiny sapphire pendant around her neck that I’ift from Oliver "So tell hiood He said he loves you He’s yours now, don’t you get that? You’re the one person who can be with Luke anytioes off in my chest at the revelation

He’s mine now

I’m the one person--the only person--who can see hiiveoff insidenothing but a trench coat Simple, but effective"

"As hilarious as I suspect his reaction would be, I don’t think I’ you freak out on about a hundred different levels right now, aren’t I?"

Laughing now, I sniffle and say, "Yes"

"If this helps you sort through what’s going on up here," she says,uy--because that’s for London, and London only--and then call Luke"

I WORK ON the final touches to Lola’s site while I work up the nerve to talk to Luke It takes a whileI’ize, and ask for so like this

Finally, I close my laptop when there isn’t any other work to be done His number is at the top ofhis naht to voicemail

With a hollow ache in e for Jason, the guy ns the brewery But with nothing else to distract rocery store We’re out of s we could go at least a few more days without--but when I open the bathroom cupboard and notice we’re down to the last roll of toilet paper, I ad out the door

Lola and I used to do the grocery shopping together, but ork and deadlines sucking upit up This ti that in my current frame of mind I’ll probably roam the aisles and end up at home with a trunk full of Lean Cuisines and wine

I’s with an unfa it could be Jason, returning an"

I pull the phone away and blink down at the nuain "Luke?"

"Yeah, it’s me II wondered if you could talk for a few minutes"

"Um" I look aroundfrom "Sure"

"First, I wanted to tell you that I’m sorry and--"

I stop in the"I don’t want you to apologize, I shouldn’t have said that It was terrible I wasn’t thinking"

"It’s fine," he says quietly "I understand where it cas to talk over, and I ondering if we could do that? If you’d be willing to do that"