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"I honestly need to be drunk to understand what you just said," Isip of my wine

"This is it for Reed," Aiden says confidently "He cares for you so deeply he's willing to sacrifice his happiness to ensure you get yours Of course, he's wrong about you needing so more than what he provides, but that's beside the point He's truly doing this with nothing but pure altruism in his heart Mark my words"

Aiden continues to smirk athe loves ive you another shot?"

"It's totally screwed up thinking for sure, but yesthat's what I'o out on a limb and say that Reed's never been in love before This is a life-changing ain, his reasoning is kind of stupid, but what can I sayhe's a dumb jock"

"Hey," I say irritably, and smack his chest "Don't call him that"

Aiden laughs and finishes off his first glass of wine I finish mine too and he pours the rest of the bottle between our two elasses

"Co roo can wait"

Sounds reasonable toroom He sits in a recliner and I take one end of the couch

"I don't think he's ever had a serious relationship," I say as I swirl the wine in lass

"I think that would be a good guess, seeing as how he's not handling this very well," Aiden surmises "And if you spill that wine ona new one for me"

I i the wine, and when it settles, I take a big sip to bring the level down a little "You kno I first met him?" I ask Aiden

He shakes his head

"He was banging so against the wall and I could hear her screaave him a piece of my mind"

Aiden's mouth falls open "Seriously?"

"Yup," I say with a giggle, and that's totally the wine, as I' Barbie and she didn't like that at all"

"Barbie, huh?"

"He had a type and I watched the Barbie, and Ditzy Barbie, and Fashionista Barbie Oh, and Carbie Barbie"

Aiden lets out of bark of a laugh as he throws his head back and his wine sloshes over the edge of his glass Luckily it just splashes on his pants and not his white recliner "You'rethat up?"

"I a a tiny bit frouess his type has changed now, huh?"

"I'd say so," Aiden says on a low chuckle "What are you going to do?"

"Well, I' drunk with you, since we already started, and I deserve it after this shit Reed's put h"

"And tomorrow?"

"And too knock some sense into Reed Or ht That you're the guy for me"

"Thatta girl," he praises lass up in a toast "But I think you'll get better results with just knocking sense into him"

I raise mine in return salute and then I sood friend, Aiden I know this can't be exactly easy advising your ex-girlfriend on her current romantic troubles"

"My pleasure, Josie," he says and his s you It was the last thing I wanted to do"

"It's all right," I say, brushing off his apology

"No, it's not"

"Actually," I tell hiht, Aiden Because I think I'ht where I'm supposed to be, and with the man I'm supposed to be with"

He nods with a wistful s to kick his ass, and then I'ain"

I laugh at his jest, although I know there ht of Aiden and ether is implausible