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She pulled open the door, and the sreasy meat hit me like a wall of savory deliverance I wanted to be with Bodie I wanted to beg and grovel and get him back And this was my last chance to do it

“Okay,” I said, standing up a little straighter “I’ll do it”

Raenuine and relieved “When?”

And I sighed against thepressure in ot a few hours — I’ll swing by now AndHe can’t betacos It’s a physical law of the universe”

Veronica laughed, and I only wished tacos were a guarantee

The gaain

I huffed and raked a hand through ain

I’d done nothing for three days but work, sleep, and eat My phone had stayed in h I was fully occupied with the game, a little piece of my mind was always on Penny

I was grateful for the distraction work provided

Sorting through how I felt was too hard

Nuaue with ht

It was a shame hearts didn’t work the same way They were the exact opposite of facts and reason Hearts wanted what they wanted, regardless of the truth And mine wanted Penny

The sensible part of o For the h I wanted Penny, I didn’t know if I wanted to be with her Not at the status quo

And that leftthe fence of her corral with no idea which way to go

In any event, I had no time to expend on the decision And that lack of tie to put space between us that I desperately needed So instead of thinking of the fight or how I missed her or how she’d hurthuic that comforted me

Well, not at theof code I’d been fighting since I woke up