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"Can I get you anything else?"

You can get the fuck away froreat cookies--they were just delivered from the corner bakery"

Scarlett sood"

"If you need anything else--"

"Didn’t you just hear us say no?"

Jesus Christ, I’? Why won’t these fucking waitresses leave us alone? We were having a godda," Scarlett’s voice intones kindly, and she glances up at the girl, sood, but thank you"

She scuttles away

"Was I being rude?" I deadpan

"A little?"

I let out a sigh "Look, we have shit to talk about, and I don’t want to keep getting interrupted" I glance toward the front counter "Now that waitress is going to bitch about what an asshole I am, and no one will bother us See how that works?"

Scarlett’s lips part

"It sucks, and I’ for break in teeks and I just found you I’ about since she left for hoes and the idea of her every night, ever since

My wrist is actually sore; I had to get it wrapped this o wide, lashes fluttering "Just foundher hand "How the hell a enjoy winter break without you? Friday nights are going to suck"

"I…hadn’t thought about it"

"I have Being home sucks What day do you leave for the holidays?"

"When do you leave?"

"We have a ht of classes I’ll get a conditioning schedule from the trainer, see PT one rab a fistful of sandwich, and shove it in ht be a pain in the ass, but godda it farther intohing, reaching for the water in front of her to clear her throat "Stop it or I’ood, can’t help it" I cave down "So, when do you leave for winter break?"

Down goes her water glass "Well, I get done with exa on that Wednesday"

Two more weeks until on’t see each other until January Winter break is going to seriously suck; et to see Scarlett The idea of it is so fucking weird, considering we’ve spent the past six weeks’ worth of Fridays together

Teasing and talking and ers

It’s been awesos "Me? Working if I can pick up hours It’s hit ortheir breaks What about you?"

My shoulders shrug "I don’t knohatever my mo fa" I finally take another bite of sandwich "My dad bitches every year about all the tourists in town, and this year theyto skip town"

"It’s Florida! What could be better than that?"

"A last- froet there Its less than an hour to the coast"