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Sitting in my art studio, I worked on my latest creation Lydia I painted for three hours I ate dinner alone, while studying stock trends

Bryce has calledhis calls

His latest text read:

You’re fucking crazy bro!

Bryce recognized I was into Lydia I didn’t want hi her

I stood in themyself the once over My black hair was slicked back, the custoars into my inside pocket, then removed twenty thousand frolasses overthe house

CHAPTER FIVE

HAYDEN

Sitting at ar, I threw money into the air I let the women dance for me, but I didn’t allow them to sit on my lap

Lydia walked up the stairs, glanced atto chase after her tonight I sat back and watched her like I did every night

The following night, I sat in the corner working from my phone Dressed in a t-shirt, jeans, baseball cap, and loafers, I tried keeping to ain I wouldn’t let them sit on

“Cherry and Brianna, I’ll take over from here”

I glanced up at Lydia, then returned rabbed my cell, then my hand “Come with me”

She led me into one of the private rooms “Have a seat”

She placed lass of vodka on the rocks”

“No thank you I’ht Club soda will be fine”

Lydia smiled

I ad on

She returned to the roo the drink on the table next to me

Lydia leaned over me “What do you want from me?”

Staring deep into her eyes “I told you a date”

“Fine, but the date will be tonight when I get off work After the date, you’ll proain”

“I’ at 3 in the ”

“The Waffle House silly, of course”

I glanced back down at my cell “Ok”

“You got here later than usual tonight”