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“Ready to go?” he asked, pushing off froh the club, dodging dancers and drunkards, searching for Ae of the dance floor, talking Amanda had her cranky face on

She tookto head ho the pointed look

“With him?” She jerked her chin at David, who lurked atht for you”

“Thanks”

A“He hurt you so bad”

“I know” My eyes welled with tears Highly unhelpful “Thanks for askingDavid over my shoulder with her eyes I almost felt bad for his came over the speakers There were numerous cries of “Divers!” Jimmy’s voice purred out the lyrics, “Daoodbyes …”

David ducked his head and we rushed out Outside in the open air, the song was noof bass and dru he was really there and not soination So many times I’d dreamed he’d come to me And every time I’d woken up alone, my face ith tears Noas here and I couldn’t risk it If he broke et back up a second tiht not make it So I did my best to keep my mouth and my mind shut

It was still relatively early and there weren’tabout outside I held outtraffic and a cab cruised to a stop soon after David held the door open foryou home” He slid in after me and I scurried across the seat in surprise

“You don’t need—”

“I do Okay I do need to do that ht”

“Where to?” The cab driver asked, giving us an uninterested look in the rearviewcouple in his back seat I’ht

David rattled offThe taxi pulled out into the flow of traffic He could have gotten hed, sinking back against the seat “Of course, that’s how you knehere to find me”

He winced “I talked to Lauren earlier Listen, don’t be ht”

“I’s up with you, yelled at ritted ers slid over mine I snatched back my hand

“You’ll let me inside you but you won’t let low of the passing cars and streetlights

It was on the tip of my mouth to say that it had been an accident That what had happened between us rong But I couldn’t do it I kne much it would hurt hi open,much,” he said “You have no idea”