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And she’s scared to laugh and live and love Because the last tinant

The very, very early ust 16th, 2:00 am

Harrison

At this point in the night, Se Ti ready for this night to end

We fall out the door of the bar like two kids who’ve been drinking a whole lot more than water for the last few hours

But laughter will sometimes do that to you

Bend you over at the waist and hold you down like you’ve got an upset stomach

I help Rocky by holding her at the elbow as she alh echoes in the eain falls upon us unchecked

“Where are you headed?” I ask “If it’s uptoe can share a cab”

Her eyes go wide as she sain “Which way is uptown exactly?”

I point to the right, and she laughs again “Great If only I could remember the direction I came from”

“Don’t do a lot of exploring when you’re in New York, huh?” I ask cheekily

She snorts “You could definitely say that I’ll just take the subway Just point me in the direction of the nearest stop”

“You don’t even knohat direction you caet on the subway by yourself?” I scoff “Fat chance”

“Hey, I’m a capable woman I can totally handle it”

“I’m sure you can Consider this an act for my peace of mind, then”

“Coot other places to be”

“I don’t The only place I’m headed is home, and I think we established I don’t have anyone there waiting for me”

Rocky puts a cheeky hand to her hip “Harrison, are you trying to get me to come back to your apartment?”