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"You had other things going on" Her fingers interlaced with mine "And I’ve been a little absent this last week I’y "Don’t worry You and Jason checked in on ranted" I moved to face her and squeezed both her hands "I’uy to crush on, and I’ht I really am"

Her eyes closed A tear trekked down her cheek This was hoe used to share our secrets If ere bursting with nee’d link our hands together The last time we stood like this hen ht, and Claire heldhis forehead into my back

"Taylor--" she started

I rocked my head back and forth It was ies I want to hear all about Ben"

"I will tell you all about hihed, pretending to shakehere?"

I opened my mouth, but it was then that I realized I really shouldn’t be there They weren’tout an employment application flashed in my head I didn’t want to think about that, but I knew this wasn’t right either "You know, I’o"

"You sure?"

I nodded "Yeah I’ll see you later, though?"

"Sure Yeah Let’s do lunch"

Lunch sounded great, and I slipped out of the apartoodbye, but as I headed down the sidewalk, hts weren’t on my professor’s assistant In fact, they were on someone that I really didn’t want to think about at all So, of course, when I first heard hi ain "You were at that party?"

I stopped Was it--yes, it was

Logan Kade stood with his hands in his jeans pockets, looking back to where I’d just come from When his eyes methere?"