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No What she needed was him She just couldn’t tell him that ‘I’m fine, justjust say what you want to say I’m ready’

Or not

‘Hell, Ruby, you don’teasy for a man, do you?’

She didn’t knohat heto make this as painless as possible for both of them

‘Look, Sa an affair and noe have to uncoet it’

‘Affair?’ he said with quiet menace ‘Is that what you call it?’

‘I don’t know Affairfling’

‘Don’t you dare say hook-up,’ he warned ‘I hate that term’

‘I wasn’t going to but I think I understand why you want to talk toto harass you, or cry all over you, or tell anyone what happened Well, other than Miller and Molly but they won’t say anything to anyone I promise’

‘I’ossip, Ruby’ Frustration etched his tone ‘That was always your issue’

‘Well, if you’re worried I’ll make a nuisance of myself and want more from you, I won’t I would never do that I would never behave like that’

‘Why not?’

Ruby frowned ‘Why not? Because ould want soy and needy?’

‘Sweetheart, I feel clingy and needy every tiet within two feet of me’