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But for the sake of trying to be polite, I chuckle along with him and say, “No shit?”

Another knock at my door interrupts us, and I call out, “Come in ”

Mac coimen when I first see her, I feel the thrum of my pulse fire up as I check her out She looks sensational, of course, but I immediately notice that her lips are drawn flat and her eyes are ice cold

Now h to know… she is pissed And I mean, really pissed

“I need to talk to you,” she says, while pinningput me off

I try to put her off though, because whatever her probleht now, I just don’t know if I have it in me to deal with it “Can this wait until later? Rob and I were just in thedrunk and dancing on tabletops last night, but Mac doesn’t need to know that

Mac closes her eyes and I can see her lungs drawing in deep breaths, which tellsher shit When she opens her eyes back up again, they are filled with resolution “I’ent ”

My stomach drops because I’m not sure if Rob catches on, but I can clearly hear that she is deeply hurt about so

“I’lance “I wouldn’t ask if it weren’t really important ”

“No probleivesaway “I’ll catch you later, Matt ”

I watch Rob as he retreats out of aze back on to Mac

“What’s wrong?” I ask her quietly

She doesn’t answer ht up to ets closer, her eyes lose the shards of ice and instead start filling up with heat By the ti her pal out “I want to knohy you lied to ht ”

Just fking great! The day hasn’t even really gotten started, and she’s already heard that Kylie was out with us last night I could wring Rob’s fking neck right now for inviting that woman

“How exactly do you think I lied?” I hedge for time

“You told et that It’s good to have a boy’s night out, even if it did hurt s a little that you wouldn’t rather be withto find out that your boy’s night wasn’t such a boy’s night after all It appears you invited Kylie to go with you and, fro between her legs ”

As Mac ended her tirade, her words were shrill and accusatory I note her hands are shaking as they rest on ht… I can tell But I’ive her one Not here… not at work

“I didn’t invite her,” I say caluys did ”

“Then how co? Once you realized it wasn’t just a ‘boy’s night out’?”

I wince internally, because she’s got ood and nailed to the wall now “I couldn’t invite you, Mac People can’t knoe’re together ”

“Bullshit,” she seethes “I’ve been in your presence plenty of times around other ht without ever giving anything away But the truth of the matter is—you just didn’t want me there You wanted space from me, and I want to knohy ”

“Mac,” I say delicately, trying to bring a level of reason to the conversation “It’s not a big deal—”

“Tell me the truth,” she practically cries out to

“You’rethis—”

“TELL ME,” she yells as she raises her hands up and sla

Adrenaline spikes throughout, and I can’t have that happening “Calm down Do you want everyone to know about us?”

Sadness fills Mac’s eyes and her voice is awash in such sorrow that my stomach starts to roll Her voice is very, very soft when she says, “Knohat, Matt? What is there exactly to know?”

Fuck, oh fk Macme a question… “What exactly is there to know?” But what she is really doing isa stateured it out that I’ that we’ve built up together She’s actually laying it out on the table, because I’ve been too much of a pansy ass to actually talk honestly about it

Leaning back in h “I don’t knohat to tell you, Mac I’ve been trying I really have But lately… it just seems like a lot of work ”

“I seem like a lot of work?” she snaps “You et it up for me?”