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“Are you sure you’re okay? You haven’t been quite like yourself these past feeeks” I looked up, and wanted to cringe when I saw Kennedy’s expression filled with concern and sympathy

“I’ood,” I lied “It’s just been a little hectic, and I really am tired” That part wasn’t a lie I wasit was hormones, and ‘that time of the month’

Kennedy let out a breath, and watchedout of sorts, but I was grateful when she didn’t say it

“We’re going to dinner tonight, you want to co topics

“Who’s going?”

She bit her lip, nibbling on it nervously It was one of her tells, and I kneasn’t going to like her answer, despite knowing exactly what she was going to say

“Me and Dane, obviously, and I think Chase, and Ash will be there too Grady is also going” her words trailed off, leaving the rest for me to finish “And Reid, and Stella”

She looked away from me, and I hated that she felt sorry for me when she had no reason to Reid was ed drastically in the past few months that I wasn’t even sure he was that anyer these days

But I suspect that had irlfriend and her dislike foraway from me

“I think I’ up “Maybe watch a ht”

I started re them into my suitcase

“You don’t have to avoid theina punch that bitch if she tries anything with you”

I snickered “You know I can handle that Hobbit just fine I was actually just want to chill out before our trip”

Going to dinner with Reid and his girlfriend, Stella – aka the Hobbit – was as appealing as getting a pap s to Mexico with theged me relentlessly for the month of January and I said yes because I could deal with Reid for that amount of time But then he became ‘Reid and Stella’, and it was too late for et out of it

“Whatto ask about where you are”

Kennedy was right We ht have drifted apart, but Reid still cared Much to Stella’s disgruntlement

“Tell hi well,” I said It was kind of true, so at least I didn’t have to ask Kennedy to lie “He’ll seedeal”

With a heavy sigh, Kennedy wrapped her arms around me, and rested her head on my shoulder “I wish I could fix whatever happened between the two of you I miss the ‘Jade and Reid’ show”

I felt the fanored it the same way I’d been forced to when Reid had started to distance hih It was uilt it made me feel

“I don’t think it can be fixed,” – I tried, but only ended upover it I’m happy if Reid is happy”

I could tell Kennedy didn’t believe the ‘I’ over it’ part, and sadly I didn’t either He’d been part of my life from the moment ere born, and I felt his absence Every Damn Day But he’d moved on, and I had to live with it

“You know he’s not happy, Jade He irl She’s nothing but a glorified dancing Hobbit”

I laughed, picturing a hobbit in a tutu, and rested ainst Kennedy’s “You only hate her because she’s bff’s with Amy”

“And because she’s prettyto do with you, and he actually listens to her”

Yeah, I didn’t want to talk about them anymore

I patted Kennedy’s arm, and made an effort to smile at her “Go and enjoy your dinner, and if you and Dane come back here, make sure you keep the noise down”

She blushed, and let out a giggle “I’ll o to his place if annayou know”