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"Hi," she answers

I can’t for the life of uess I can ith that

"I…" The nerves get the best ofthat comes to mind "You didn’t call me back"

She meets my eyes "No I didn’t"

"Yeah…I don’t blaoddae-old problem actors have--what the fuck do I do withhard not to fidget "Look, I know you probably don’t want to hear a word I have to say, but can we talk? Please?"

Grace sighs "What’s the point? I said everything I needed to say that night It was a e mistake, but not for the reason you think"

Irritation clouds her features She closes her book and stands up "I have to go"

"Five ive me five minutes"

Despite her visible reluctance, she doesn’t walk away Doesn’t sit down either, but she’s still standing in front of me, and five h ti went down," I say quietly "I shouldn’t have ended it like that, and I definitely shouldn’t have let us get that close to having sex when I was so screwed up even before I ca soot home that I was already with the person I wanted to be with"

Zero reaction on her face Zip Nada A part ofto irl I told you about…she’s irlfriend"

A flicker of surprise crosses her expression So she is listening

"I convincedfor her, but it turns out it wasn’t really her I wanted I wanted what she and Garrett have A relationship"

Grace eyes me dubiously "Uh, yeah Sorry, but I don’t really buy that"

"It’s true" My throat is tight with embarrass about other things too, fa excuses, but it’s the truth I wasn’t in a good place, and I was too confused and bitter about my life to appreciate what I had I really did like you Do like you," I amend hastily

God, I feel like a frickin’ pre-teen I wish she’d offer so, but her expression re about you all su I could ht We barely know each other, Logan We were just fooling around, and honestly, I’ain"

"I don’t want to fool around" I exhale in a rush "I want to take you out on a date"

She looks amused

Goddaer of a joke