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Sarah, on the other hand, knew the score She wasn’t clingy or needy She was no-pressure and fun, and she offered me the release I needed I liked her, but I didn’t want to keep her in my life Not in that way I just needed so presence

Nan had a way of et that we could never be more My job was too important We could never be real She just didn’t know it Yet

I didn’t need to knohat she was doing last night I already knew I may have been busy with my date, but her house was under constant surveillance Cope-- her every move when I wasn’t If she went out, we needed to knohere

Luckily, she’d stayed put, and I’d gotten to have a fun night with Sarah The last tio out with Sarah, Nan had called upset over soo over to her place to comfort her She was a ball of emotions and constantly kept roan with dread I kneho it was, and it was too early to deal with hiot out of the warmth of my bed, jerked on a pair of shorts that I’d left on the floor the night before, and headed toward the door

Cope barely let et the door open before he forced his way inside He was taller than ht that er than life; it was his persona He walked into every room like he owned it--and if he didn’t, he’d kill whoever he needed to in order to own it He was the kind of son of a bitch you didn’t want to piss off He was as brilliant as he was crazy, and I’d seen hiet within ht?" he asked, with an edge to his voice

"Yeah, I did Thanks for asking," I saidto let hioing to start now

Cope didn’t even glance back at otten us nowhere She doesn’t trust you She knows you’re a slut"

Slut? What the fuck did he know? "She does trust me"

Cope turned quickly, and his dark eyes pierced lare that would make Superman take a step back "The fuck she does The wohher to lunch!" I fired back at hiirl is, but I sure as hell do Sarah Jergins, 8431 Ravenhurst Drive She knows you ith soh to spill her secrets, and we need the fucking secrets She’s our only in with Livingston She got close to hi We need to knohat she knows"

Cope stalked toward the door to leave, and I took the opportunity toto do, obviously

When he put his hand on the doorknob, he stopped "You’ve got a week to figure it out, and then I’irl fall in love with you, I’ll have to do it myself" With that, he jerked open the door and slammed it behind him