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After I located the phone, I turned it over and swiped the screen to unlock it The first thing I saas Trevor’s nuht in the face As the aroan to fillidea popped into my head

No, I a him No way I can do this on my own

The last thing I needed right noas to embarrass myself with a midday drunk dial Okay maybe I wasn’t drunk but a buzzed dial wouldn’t be much better However, no sooner had I talked myself out of it, than the universe sensed my decision and immediately flipped it on me For as I held the phone inbegan

Ring

“Shit,” I cursed

Ring

“Don’t do it, I said, as I shook o to voice mail”

Ring

My rational mind scolded me You don’t have any other options, Maddie Grey will never understand or tolerate you not being able to pay for what he wants You’ve got to pick up Talk to Trevor Ask him And be polite about it!

Ring

Now godda!!!

Pressing the talk button as I raised the phone to my ear, I pinched my eyes shut as hard as I could and answered just in time

“Hello?”

“Hey Madds”

God, I hated that nickname I didn’t use to, of course You knohen I was ‘in love’ But now ugh, it was like he used it like I was his friend

A buddy!

“Hey,” I deadpanned

“I saw you called me earlier What’s up, babe?”

Takingrooe to curse him out I had to, because I didn’t know another person in toho could co ti

“I… I didn’t call you,” I replied

“Uot your number in my missed calls”

“It was an accident A butt dial”

“Okay, whatever Madds I just wanted to make sure you weren’t in any trouble”

“Bullshit And, don’t call me that”

“Hey, what is your proble like this”

“Uh! I don’t understand why you need me to explain it to you, Trevor Why do you care so much anyway? You sure didn’t when you dumped me”

Trevor exhaled into the receiver “I’ll always care about you, Maddie”

In the early stages of the battle between my bank account’s need for money and my heart’s need for justice, the latter had the upper hand as I squeezed the phone in my palm

“Well, you knohat irks me the most Trevor? H your way out here for five years and as soon as you start doing well, you break it off Once you knewanywhere, you dropped me for Tammy”

“Tanya”

“Whatever!” I yelled “Not the point, Trevor”

“What is the point then?”

“You owe me”

As I finished speaking, Trevor laughed so hard into the phone I pulled it away from my ear

“I owe you?” he said with incredulity

By this point, I’d assumed a half-seated position on the arm of the couch

“Yes,” I replied

“What do you mean? Like money?”