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I take a seat beside her and the frat boy on the couch, and dragWhat if he blows me off? I’m not sure I can handle that"

Stella looks up at the ceiling and sighs before draining the last of whatever is in her cup She holds the empty cup out to the frat boy with a playful set her a refill When he’s gone, she turns to ive relationship advice? You people realize I’ht?"

"You know Silas, though"

She slants an eyebrow "Not as well as you know hiet him"

"I did before Mostly because I think he’s a lot like me But you kinda rewrote the book, sister I don’t know Just be honest Don’t try to make excuses He’ll hate that"

"How mad is he? Have you seen his "Normal" My stomach sinks Normal? Does that meanlike the old Silas? "He hasn’t hooked up with anyone else that I know of, if that’s what you’re asking But he’s not drowning in a bottle, either Dallas said he’s been concentrating on football, helping the kid who took his place Which thank God If I had to sit through another galad that he’s okay That’s what I want for hi But all I can think about is how I felt after Henry I was thrown for sure because my five-year plan had just completely unraveled, but when the dust cleared, I wasn’t sad Not at all What if that’s how Silas feels?

"Aw shit I shouldn’t have told you that, right? It’s freaking you out ListenSilas is no stranger to onna be fine He’ll understand"

I hear a cheer fron that the first of the team has arrived I take a few deep breaths, but I still feel like the ground isn’t quite steady beneath my feet

Stella’s frat boy returns with a new drink, and as I stand to go in search of Silas she pipes up from over her cup "Should plan A fail, there’s always plan B!"

"What’s plan B?"

"Naked apology Works every time"

I see his roommate Brookes first, and I can’t read the look he shoots uy doesn’t like uy, but I’ve never seen it Then again, I’lare

I make my way over to stand by the stairs while people streauys fro them are people I don’t know Girls Guys They’re raucous and loud, and I’ to bet most of theirls around hiuy He’s shaking hi, and the people around theood

He doesn’t look reht pasta break for it I could do this another time, somewhere a little less public

Then fro here?"

Torres has a girl on each ars down the steps into the foyer to throw his ar to me, but I don’t even hear it because Silas definitely sees aze is hard on uy realizes it

I’ister what Torres is whispering toin three, two, one"

Silas says so to and then starts in hs "Do I know onna run before I lose a tooth"