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"Hey, why don’t you co "It’s just beers and a movie, but it should be fun"

"I don’t know…" I hesitate

Garrett ives ives you a hard tiet to know her"

"No, that wasn’t--" I try to stop him, but Garrett has the idea now

"It’s decided, you’re co" He talks over me He takes my arm and steers ood for you Who knows? You guys ht even be friends"

"Are you sure about this?" I whisper, nervous, as we head up to the front door I spent the drive over here distracted by his presence, tryingin the driver’s seat But now that we’re here, anxiety takes hold I remember Brit’s frostiness back at the bar--hell, on every occasion we’ve ever rins "This isn’t so out The more the merrier"

But when Brit throws the door open, she looks anything but merry

"Garrett!" Brit cries "And…" Her face falls as she sees , B" Garrett ruffles her hair as he steps inside

She smacks his hand away "I’hing it out here," she adds init, sure, because this place is a regular campsite"

I look around Theand industrial lights, long s running the length of the roo," I breathe

"Is that supposed to be funny?" Brit asks, arch

"No," I answer quickly, taken aback "I wasn’t kidding, really"

"Give it a break" Garrett loops an ar "Carina was nice enough to coht Deal?"

Brit gives me a murderous look from under his euy co worn-out jeans and a denirin "Good to see you, man" He turns to me "And you too, Carina Brit says you just moved to town?"

"Kind of" I return his sht now"