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She snatched teaters off the bed and displayed them "Which?"

I assessed and pointed at one "The black one"

"You think?" She stared critically at the black cashreat on you" I waved hello at Reece "Hey, Reece"

He smiled at me "Hey, Em" Unlike Harris, he never made me feel like a second-class citizen And he never leered At enuinely nice

"What’s the plan?" I asked "I hope it involves food I’m about to pass out"

She frowned atall day?" She reached for e of paint "Did you even stop to eat?"

I shrugged

"Why don’t I run out and get us a pizza while you two get ready?" Reece rose frouys"

"Good idea" Pepper nodded and said almost coyly, "Gino’s?"

He reached for the heet pizza anywhere else?"

He dipped his head to kiss her

I looked away, not ht puke

"I’ll call it in as I head over Be back in half an hour" The door clicked shut after hi her sweater to her chest and looking so in love I wanted to both hug and kick her

"Earth to Pepper"

She looked back at rin "Sorry"

"No You’re not" S at you two, I almost have hope"

She dropped down on the bed "That you’ll ht person When you’re ready"

And there was the heart of the matter When I was ready She didn’t understand that I never would be How could she understand? I had never explained it to her and I wasn’t about to start now Talk about dragging down the evening