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I needed a drink

Okay That was probably not the best response to the situation

Tanner reached over, tapping his fingers along ht now"

I couldn’t look at hi to conclusions unjustly," he added

The next breath I took hurt for so to conclusions"

His hand stilled and he wrapped his fingers around ently "Look at aze and our eyes met Held A heartbeat passed, and I felt stripped bare, more exposed than I had been earlier

"I just want you to know that if you ever need to talk to soot that?"

And then I saw it plain as day in his gaze There was noit Not just sympathy Part ofin those blue eyes

Pity

He stared at htened Skin prickled with uncoh me I couldn’t do this

Tanner

I saw the exact moment Andrea shut down on me As soon as I told her that she could talk to irl who’d sat next to irl who opened up about her parents had left the rooirl who had cried out, surrendered herself, was nowhere to be seen

Shit

"Andy--"

"I’s off the bed and stood before I could respond "I think it’s tiet some sleep" She started toward the door, seemed to remember that ere in her room, stopped, and placed her soda on a dresser Her back was to , I scooted off the bed and heldto her would somehow make this worse "Andrea, I didn’t " Slowly, she faced me and plastered a smile across her pretty face Fake Plastic "I’m just really tired all of a sudden You wore"I need my beauty rest"