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She looks to him “You already know the answer”

“You’re smarter than this,” he says

She ht here

“Fuck this I’onna be the voice of reason Ruin your lives if you want,” he says

Leighton’s eyes turn down She presses her lips together, fighting a frown

I hate the frustration in her brow

I want to wipe it away

I want to destroy all the pain in her life

But that isn’t different She’stime

This isn’t changing shit

It’s just not

I turn to e of topic I can “We need to hire help”

Dean shakes his head “What about the dozen artists you rejected?”

“What about them?” I ask

He laughs “Half of them were better than you”