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"How did you get the na h thick glasses and adjusts the leather bands circling her arht I was conceived They were at an Iggy Pop concert getting stoned and they did it in a bathroogy for a long ly used to such remarks How in the world is the fory the self-proclai a bedrooetat the eet away fro over to the vestibule, where I find ive her my don’t-mess-with-me face "Can I have another order of cheese fries?"

"Hell, I’ll give you free New York strips if you want ’e out with friends"

I lift a shoulder "We’re et those fries right out to you," she says, pushingon loitering in the vestibule until the fries are ready I slip back into the booth as Kelsey is checking her phone

"I swear, that boy texts "

"Who?" I ask

"Colton"

"What did he want this time?" Vanessa asks

"To let me know he’s awake from his nap"

Vanessa looks at rin Huh Does Colton have a thing for Kelsey? When she and her mom moved in with her new landscaper husband, Colton beca out for years, but I thought they were just friends

Kelsey puts her phone away "Who wants to bring the plunger?"

This goes on for a while longer until Stephanie appears with the cheese fries and sorins widely, and I wonder where she’s putting all this food She’s as thin as one of these fries

Vanessa pops one in her ers "We need to discuss suite rules"

"Like whether or not we’re allowed to cook fish?" Iggy asks