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“Why not?”

“Because it’s not enuine and with honest curiosity and concern, it’s real fucking hard to deny you” His eyes widen “Always has been”

A light laugh leaves ht you were a bit of a blabberirlfriend”

He laughs goodheartedly

“But now I know you’re not”

He winks, then walks away, a tray of Styrofoaaritas to be handed out in his hands

My focus shifts toward the living room where Nico sits on the couch across fro keeps et to see Deone on a field trip for soot was one-word answers, I turned et the fact she was on a two-hour bus ride, where she should have had plenty of time to talk The same bus dickhead Hammons was on

Now, though, I’m annoyed as fuck, doesn’t help she stayed locked in her rooht stayed on around the clock

We’re chillin’ at Thoht At least, where I’m concerned

She see with everyone else just fuckin’ fine

“What are you pissy about?”

Carley calls me out, and my eyes snap to hers

“What are you talkin’ about?”

“The I ht murder you in your sleep look on your face” She folds her feet in the chair

With a frown, I unscrew the cap to my Mountain Dew “Nah, I’m just chillin’”

“Liar”

The bottle pauses atto hers Slowly, I take a drink and then shift toward her “What makes you say that?”

“You’re ry, but your jerkyabout her both stresses you out and intrigues you” Carley narrows her eyes “I like you and I think you’re good for her, but I can tell you’re hiding so”

“Oh, yeah?” I give her a bored look “What a, Carley?”

“I don’t know, but I do know De around her is as black and white as it may seem” She trails off

“What are you tryin’ to say?”

“The gist of it? Don’t make her life outside of home suck, too”