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“I … yeah I, uh, I did I think”

“Wow”

And then it just all blurted out of me “God, Lauren I screwed up so badly and I barely even remember any of it I just woke up and he was there and then he was so pissed at me and I don’t even bla to pretend it never happened”

“I don’t think that’s going to work now”

“No”

“Okay No big deal So you’re er, no blame Meanwhile, I felt terrible I hadn’t confided in her We shared everything

“I’m sorry,” I said “I should have told you”

“Yes, you should have But neverdown to tea “So, who did you marry?”

“D-David His name is David”

“David Ferris, by any chance?”

The na?” asked the cab driver, never taking his eyes off the traffic He wove in and out a the cars with supernatural speed If I’d been up to feeling anything, I ht have felt fear and

“Ev?” Lauren turned in her seat, checking out the cars behind us “We haven’t lost theo?”

“Home,” I said, the first safe place to come to ot a fence” Without pausing for breath Lauren rattled off the address to the driver She frowned and pushed the sunglasses back down over h as the world outside turned back into a se “You really think it’ll help, now?”

“No,” she said, flicking back her long hair “But people in these situations alear sunglasses Trust lasses weren’t helping over Nor was the rest of it AllI didn’t et married I don’t even remember what happened exactly This is such a …”

“Clusterfuck?”

“That orks”

Lauren sighed and rested her head on ht You really shouldn’t drink tequila ever again”