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Turning off the water, I shook my head and reminded myself not to be offended It wasn’t like I wanted hi off, I reached for s screeched as I pulled back the curtain Suzanne stood in front of theher teeth

"Hey, you!" she mumbled around aher eyes, she bent her head and spit in the sink "Fine until his ex-girlfriend walked into the place with her new boyfriend and then he couldn’t stop staring at theh dinner Turns out he took ht?"

I winced as I inched toward the door "What a dick"

She nodded " I would have hadout with you"

"I’ll remind you of that the next tih the door

"Hey!" she called out defensively "I’d understand if you canceled your plans for a date"

I snorted "And ould I ever do that?"

"Oh, soht" Her words rang out as I headed into the hall

Suzanne read tooto believe in theetting dressed I dried my hair so icicles wouldn’t for exactly where I was headed this hta thick scarf around h that not too many people were up and about Ithe caffeine would help rumbled the instant I entered the popular caet a seat during the week At the moment the line was relatively short, only two people in front of irls from the looks of them and the Greek letters emblazoned on their butts

One of the baristas spotted me "Hey, Emerson!"

He was familiar I think I fooled around with hiaze flicked to his narabbed a cup from the stack Pen in hand, he scribbled my nairls in front ofbefore theirs

The cashier shot theetic look and started to punch the keys until Jeff stalled her with a hand on her ar me a wink

The cashier shook her head and turned to the two sorority girls "What can I get for you?"

With a last withering glare for me, they stepped up and ordered

I smiled weakly at Jeff "You didn’t have to do that" Really, I wished that he hadn’t

"I wanted to" He shrugged "Sirl"

"Thanks," I said, because at this point it would cause ood holiday?" he asked as he began frothingMy uncle just bought a place in Vermont Only a few hours from here Lets me use it anytime You ski? You should come with me one weekend before the snow estively and I knew just what he was i we could do in that hot tub

"Uot my number?"