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"Oh shit" She sturabs her robe off the floor and then she’s running down the hallway, calling out, "Get dressed- Damien’s here"

"Oh shit, baby" Panicked, I sit up, e my place on the bed and fall off I i and still stiff and wet, back intoback into the room "Shit!"

"Early for what?" I ask

When I turn around she’s at the closet, tearing through dresses and stacks of sweaters until finally she finds a black ladies’ hat-cool-looking, with a tiny red flower embroidered on its side-and she studies it for a nanosecond before shoving it at"This is your idea of a disguise?"

"Tell him you came by to pick it up for Chloe," she says "And wipe your face off"

"Lauren, baby," I say "Chill out"

"You shouldn’t have co down the hallway "I’ you out"

"I thought ere having a pretty good ti her

"Well, that’s not e should’ve been doing," she yells "That’s not e should’ve been doing," she whispers

"Hey, don’t say that"

"Let’s just find a place to stand and call it a weak moment," she says "You shouldn’t have coet it, okay?" I follow her into the living room and find a casual place to positionthe sash on her robe

"As if we’re-oh god-talking"

"Okay, what do you want to talk about?" I ask, calive me that da around her neck"

"She dates you, so what do you know?"

Daar in his hand and says, "Hey baby, don’t worry, it’s not lit" They don’t bother to kiss and in a really serene way Daives a cute little wave and says, "Hey Victor"

"Hey Daive a cute little wave back