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Jiue His shoulders i in defeat “I know I need to sit doith her to tell her how I feel”

“Which is?” I press

“That I want her back,” he mutters

“You’ve got to have a better plan than that,” I point out “I est there were reasons yours fell apart You better be prepared to want to fix that shit first”

Jim throws his thumb over his shoulder where Ella had just walked out the door “She’s moved on She looks happy Tell me how to compete with that”

“Make her happier,” Jett says simply

I nod That’s good advice

“I wouldn’t even kno to go about doing that these days,” Jih He pushes his plate away “Either of you want this? My appetite is gone”

“I’ll take it,” Jett says, pulling the Reuben onto his plate

“You’re going to get fat,” I remind him

It gives Jett a s and lifts the sandwich It gets a chuckle out of Jio about fixing his proble to need to get his head straightened out with the start of the season, so he better figure out so over the console as we drive We’re going to The Sneaky Saguaro to meet up with soot the radio cranked to some Fitz and the Tantruht breeze in

After about the fourth crane of his neck my way, I reach over and turn the volume down “What?” I demand

“Are you sure you’re up for going out tonight?” he asks

No surprise in that question

Since I told him about Matthew’s attack yesterday, Kane tends to look atready to shatter He didn’t even want to go out tonight with his friends, and I only found out about it by eavesdropping on a phone call a few hours ago when one called to see if he was co out to join them