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“I can see that”

A sympathetic expression formed on her face “I mean, I can stay If you want I don’t want to leave you all alone…”

“No, it’s fine You don’t need to turn down a date because I ht feel out of place for a little while”

“Thank you so“You’ll be fine Find soet about the person you were in high school Everyone chills out after graduation, you know”

With that, she threw back her drink, and we said our goodbyes Mo like I didn’t belong It was so stupid, and I knew it But I couldn’t shake the idea that I was, deep down, that sah school who didn’t fit in Was that what I was? Wasmore than some kind of cover-up?

I found the nearest wall and leaned against it, renored As I took another drink,I hated whereif that was the closest I’d ever co married

This is stupid, I thought You never worry about this stuff, ever You’re sreat job—only a matter of time before you find someone to share your life with Iwith dedicating your life to a career, right? Maybe finally open your own firm someday, like you’ve alanted

It all sounded good but didn’t do h me

Finish the drink and go, I toldback to it in the city Accept the way you feel now as a sign that you don’t belong here any with that

I felt a little better with this plan After all, why go out of ive h school? We were at different places in our lives, and I was more than happy with mine

There—that was it I was about to finish my drink and head out

But what I saw ahead of me stopped me in my tracks

It was a faht But a familiar face that was…more familiar than the rest

It was none other than Josh Taylor, king of Gray Stone and the guy who I had—against h school

More than that, he was co this way