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“…I’ue I see now you both are stubborn” I shook my head

“Where are you from?”

“Blue Ridge, Georgia”

“Will you continue to work for Hayden when he moves to LA?”

“Yes”

“We’ve got to get you back on the dating scene”

He laughed “I’ll meet the woman I’m supposed to be with, hopefully sooner than later”

I smiled “I hope so too”

Talking to Valen helped et about my problems for a moment

Valen searchedI peeked out of theI noticed he was still parked out front

I placed all s from the club in the closet I checked es from Hayden

Karena sent me a text:

Are you ok? Do you need me to come over?

No, I’ll be fine

Each day, without Hayden sent e He wanted to knoas I alright I called him back

“Lydia”

“Hello dad”

“Are you ok? You always coan to worry”

I tried to sound as chipper as I could I didn’t wantHonestly, I didn’t knohat day it was

“Dad I have finals I just got side tracked I graduate soon, I can’t wait” My voice trembled