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Maybe I was co your heart broken should come with some positives, some perspective to balance out the bad I should have been wiser, tougher, but I didn’t feel it just then I jangled o my usual walk and catch a streetcar to have even a hope in hell of not getting o”
Lauren nodded, face set “You know, I love you so much more than I ever loved him Without question”
I snorted “Thanks”
“But has it occurred to you that you wouldn’t be this upset if you didn’t still love hi sense at this hour of thesense atyou just because you don’t like what you’re hearing Deal with it”
“I love you, Lauren”
“I know, you Thoht, your brother did this thing …”
I fled frouys ca up I’d never received such invites pre-David I therefore declined them post-David If I was indeed post-David Who knew? Various people tried for autographs or information and I sold them coffee and cake instead We closed up close to dusk
All day I’d been on edge, wondering if he’d put in an appearance Ton of hied from one minute to the next My promise to hi up when Ruby jabbed me in the ribs with her elbow Probably a bit harder than she meant to because I’m pretty sure I sustained a kidney injury
“He’s really here,” she hissed, nodding at David who did indeed lurk nearby, waiting He was here, just like he’d said he’d be Nervous excitement bubbled up inside of me With a ball cap on and the beard, he blended well Especially with the haircut My heart sobbed a little at the loss of his long dark hair But I’d never admit to it Aht Given the lack of paparazzi and screa fans in the vicinity, it must still be a secret from the rest of the city
I stared at hiht at the club had been surreal Here and now, this washiood word
“Did you want to ht render ave hier than necessary She had a thing for hs Soccer players sent her into a frenzy Odd for a poet, but then I’d found no one ever really fit a certain type Everyone had their quirks
Ruby continued looking him over like he was meat at market “Maybe don’t divorce him”
“You sound very impartial See you later”
Her hand hooked my arm “Wait If you stay with him will you still work for ht, Ruby”
He stood on the sidewalk, hands stuffed into the pockets of his jeans Seeing hie The little voice in the back of my head whispered damn the consequences, you know you can probably fly If you can’t, iine the thrill of the fall Reason, on the other hand, screamed bloody murder at me