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“Don’t answer,” I tell her

“I have to,” she rab the phone “Just in case it’s so”

Fair point I wouldn’t answer, though

When Brooke rolls back my ith her phone, she sets it between us and puts in on speaker when she answers “Hello”

“Br-o-o-o-o-ke,” Nanette yells into the phone with a slurred voice

“Hey…what’s up?” It’s a good thing Nanette appears to be drunk on the other line, otherwise she’d totally hear the tightness in Brooke’s tone

“Hello…are you there? Can you hearinto the phone in an effort to hear herself above the din of whatever bar she’s in

It forces Brooke to yell back “Yes What do you need?”

“Come out and party withso much fun”

“No,” Brooke snaps, not even bothering to hide her annoyance “It’s late and I’ve got work tomorrow”

“Oh co Brooke off “It will be like the old days”

Brooke shoots me a look that says, Old days, my ass

“I’o to sleep”

There’s silence on the other end, although we can still hear round Then Nanette sighs before snapping at Brooke, “Fine But you have to coet home”

“What?” Brooke’s look to ht this moment “What about your credit card? You used it to take an Uber tonight”

“Well, I didn’t have uys would be out tonight They said they would, but they never showed, and I figured they’d be buying ive me a ride home”

The guys? I mouth to her