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I give the puppy his injections and send Martin on his way I don’t even care that he doesn’t ask for my number

To think that I used to care about every little thing that had anything to do with Martin I used to write our every interaction in my diary, and I used to spray his perfu by his side

Luca was right about ht stand I was grieving for randmother And at about the sa a prude

I laugh to myself at the memory

I wasn’t a prude It was just that the sex, without any kinky ele, and Martin used to callwilder than y-style Naturally, I lost interest

As Brian continues to send more patients into the exaed to run this clinic up until the very end There’s only one other vet working here—his name’s Paul—but we haven’t talkedwhen I’m not

Froh, toward the end, Peter was pretty hands-off with everything, which means that Paul and Brian must’ve worked overtime to cover his portion of the work

I should res in enough money to turn a profit come holiday season

At the end of the day, just as I start to get ready to leave the clinic, es into the exam room

“I hear you’ve been spending a lot of time with thattattooed s open The way she spits out the last tordsmore offensive

That’s just like her No calls; no warnings She just shows up everywhere, unannounced and uninvited

“What’s it to you?” I ask, lifting aze from the stack of documents on the desk

“I hear you’ve been living with him Is that true?”

“Maybe” I pick up the yellow folder I was reading and continue going through the pages

“Sarah, this is not the big city People talk here” Moet my attention

“Oh Right Sorry I don’t hide it as well as you hide your drug habit” I stare flatly right at her

Mom’s eyes flicker with doubt I know this look She’s considering whether to continue attackingherself

“You can’t trust that man” Mom puts on a concerned face

Luca’s not , but I’d trust hiot my brother’s and my best interests at heart, even if he tends to be heavy-handed in how he shows he cares