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All of theet to me

“Well, in that case, nothing to talk about If he sent you to e received You all can kiss my ass You can have him” I say pointedly to Bailey

I get up to leave and push through them

“Oh and Ari, don’t feel bad if he told you he loved you He’s a charmer”

My breathing hitches but I don’t answer her I walk to rab ht to voicemail The sound of his voice crushes me

I hang up without leaving a o find hih humiliation today The next call I make is to the only two people on’t let me down

When I finish uish, and sadness on his face Just reliving the day hurts sofor hi

“What happened next?”

“Pardon?”

“What happened after you left the café? Where’d you go? Who’d you talk to?”

“Um, why?”