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“And the apart?”
“Darren will deal with it,” she said “It’ll be good to get away from the whole Cooper/Talia situation He may be hot as hell, but so far as I’irlfriend and he’sshit in my book I don’t care what the rules of their relationship are—he had no business dragging you into his mess”
“It wasn’t like that,” I insisted She raised her brows “Okay, what he did was pretty shitty But I shouldn’t have gone to his aparth to own my own mistakes, Carrie It’s not like his relationship with Talia was a secret”
She shrugged
“Let’s agree to disagree Nohat needs to happen to get your ass to Seattle?”
Looking around, I frowned at the kitchen The cleanup alone would take hours
“No, I’ll take care of the rab your supplies and pack some clothes”
I sighed “I’ll need to call Brandon”
“Call and leave a al Treat him like he treated you, and if it’s inconvenient, that’s just frosting”
The look on her face was so gleeful that I had to smile
“Tell me how you really feel”
“Just respecting the no-bullshit clause in our friendship, Tink”
“I know,” I said “That’s what I love about you Well, that and the way you’re always bringing me food and booze”
“Priorities, babe It’s all about the priorities”
“Ah crap,” II had another problem
“What?”
“There’s no way I can carry everything in the convertible,” I said, groaning “What was I thinking, trading in ?”
Carrie burst out laughing, and I glared at her
“If I hear the words ‘ you”
“You were being impulsive for once in your life, which you deserve,” she replied “Now, ask nicely and I’ll loan you my Suburban”
“May I please borrow the great big giant SUV you drive because you’re short and co?”
“Yup And I’ll even throw in a bottle of wine, just in case Brandon gets handsy You can break it over a counter and cut him with it”
“Oh, I like that idea I like that idea a lot”
GAGE
“Made a helluva mess,” I told Picnic I sat onmy options
“Sounds like it”
“You’re a ray of fuckin’ sunshine, aren’t you?”
Picnic laughed, and I could alh the phone “I like to look on the bright side”