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There’s an elephant in the room and no one will talk about it

Legend pulls a twenty-dollar bill from the pile of cash on the table in front of us and waves it to get the blonde’s attention She struts down a short set of steps fro He then sits back in his chair, spreads his legs, and lets her give him a lap dance

I watch for a moment and then turn back to iven o

I walked out of the hospital, deciding that eure things out I had assuive her She’d realize it was just a mistake, it was human nature, and we’d have to work better to balance Billy’s needs in our relationship I was ready, willing, and able to tell her that I was fine with Billy always co first

But it’s been seven long days and I haven’t heard a peep from Blue

I didn’t need the full seven days, though, to knoas really over for her I got that e loud and clear when Sadie told us on the way back froary that Blue had quit Apparently she had eive notice, but that she was quitting, effective immediately

I’d shot off a text to Blue asking as going on

She never replied

I sent her another text, then another No replies

I got desperate and called her I talked to her voicemail but she never called back

I got the hint and bourbon became my best friend

The stripper finishes her lap dance and moves over to a table beside us where a few of the rookies sit, waving cash around

“I’ up his drink and draining it

“I’m on my way,” I mutter

We sit in silence ainto his elass Then his head turns slowly to look at me “Do you think Pepper is hot?”

I give a shrug “Yeah Sure”

“I think she’s hot,” he says with a nod that doesn’t look all that confident I find it fascinating, though, that Legend would say so nice about her It h”