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"I was too young to careI was still in school "

As Courtney leaned against the wall, she actually heard Dairl? It's a double standard?"

"Fuck, yes, it's a double standard"

"How are you going to explain that to her?" Da to tell her she can't go"

"I' you that we're not paying for her tuition, not if she wants to go all the way to Florida Not happening, end of fucking conversation"

There was a longunreasonable and I' to pretend that stateirl has been nothing but miserable for the past three years You know it's true, it's plain for anyone to see" There was more silence while Courtney held her breath and waited before Damian continued, "This isn't a noro back to Florida to be with her friends Why in the hell wouldn't you want to give her a chance for happiness? She's a sweet girl, she deserves better in life than what she's been dealt"

"That's right, Dairl"

The floords stopped and Courtney heard nothing for a moment

"What are you doing?" Damian asked

"I'ht? That's the one? In Gainesville?"

"Yeah," Damian bit back

It took several seconds and Courtney realized that Nick was looking the school up on the Internet When he next spoke, he sounded even angrier than before "No fucking way"

"What?" Danedly

"Goddamn fifty-thousand students Fifty-thousand," Nick reiterated with heat "You want to tellto fit in with sobut a tiny coirls schools?

"Nick Let's fix a drink and sit down and talk about this more rationally"