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I’ive her a dirty look that hopefully lets her know she’s on my shit list

“Sure, Sophie, my pleasure”

Looking between theue but resu Reed runs in step with me

“Hoas dinner with your friends?”

“Nice Sophie stayed over”

“Was Davis good?”

“Always He enjoys entertaining In his mind, everyone coht he had Luke building a Lego castle”

He’s silent for a few minutes and his face is unreadable

“Wish I could have been there I’ve never built a Lego castle before”

Even I can’t miss the hurt in his tone Why did I even tell hi you”

“Don’t be sorry for tellingon s I want to do”

“He’ll love that”

“God da and leans his elbows on his knees

“About the Lego’s?” I stop beside him

“Never uess you wouldn’t understand”

“Understand what? Tell me”

“You ot the ultimate prize You had him! Some stupid bitch and her cunt-ass friends took you from me and in turn, took him too I know I’m not innocent, but it doesn’t seeht, another s with e

So insidethe only man I ever loved in pain, breaks rabs my hand and holds it to his face Our eyes lock and heat passes between us A faasp He steps closer to me and puts his free hand onbut feeling the buzz in the air

I don’t kno long we stand there, but a squeal causestowards the water with a little boy chasing her A woman loaded doith beach items is a few yards away The scene makes rim

“Reed, I may not understand exactly how you feel but if you’re serious about getting to know Davis, I won’t stand in the way You need to know so, I may have had him all this time, but every tiht was your decision to leave me It hasn’t been easy”