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"I know, I’ with all this crap with Heath doesn’t help either"

"Are you all right?"

"Yeah, I think so"

"How’s Heath?"

"He seeht noork"

"Right," I said "I can’t ihed listlessly "I’y instead, because being with hi two completely different people"

"Except you’re in love with one of thehed on the other end

"Alli, I know I haven’t always been the most supportive friend when it comes to Heath, but I hope you know you can talk to me about this This came as a shock to me, but I want to be here for you You’re still my best friend I don’t want this to keep us apart"

"Thank you," she said "That means a lot Obviously, I can’t talk to my parents about any of this They would cohtened out before you have to"

"Hopefully"

I tappednews"

"What’s that?"

"I think I found h He’s soovernor, so I have no idea how I’et in touch with hi you had some ideas"

"Wow, okay Let ht be able to request an interview"

Alli’s mood had shifted She was suddenly peppy with a new

"Thanks"

"No probles forithDaniel, but I hated that sowith her Hopefully ere over that, at least until Heath ca up

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

Nervous, I flipped through a erald’s beautiful blond receptionist gave erald & Quinn were nestled in the heart of Boston’s financial district, and the large corner office I stepped into left little doubt that the man in front of me was one of the most important executives in the city’s corporate landscape Dressed in an i three-piece suit, he pored over the paperwork on his double pedestal desk, his reading glasses resting on the ridge of his nose He was no longer the carefree young erald" My voice faltered at the si

He looked up atand his face was lined, but he was still very handsonizable

"I’m Erica Hathaway" I reached out to shake his hand