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“I stopped by the lecture hall yesterday,” she says “Full disclosure I wanted her advice before Iof a genius”

I nod

“Anyways, I got there, and boom stopped dead in my tracks at the doorway because she was all over the manher with before” She tosses her hair back “You reht Tall, hot as hell, and looks like he fucks like a goddamn champion”

I drop oddamn champion

“He brought her flowers, and she was kissing him” She smiles “She looked so in love, Faith If there’s hope for Stingy Stein, there’s hope for all of us”

“You’re sure it was that guy?” I press, wondering if she eous lover

“It was hi I heard her say his naht past me The man smells like sin”

I s hard to keep my emotions at bay

“She encouraged lass “She told ht her to chase her dreaer She did, and now she’s the happiest she’s ever been because of him”

Because of him?

Professor Stein is the happiest she’s ever been because of Matthew

“Eat up, Faith” Gwynn points at the plate of food in front of es”

She’s wrong

Everything has already changed

My world has shattered into a ht now

Chapter Forty-Six

Matthew

“You brought me here for what reason?” Roman tips the bottle of beer in his hand toward nant wife at home and two children ant to escape at every chance they can get?”

I huff out a laugh “How’s Bianca?”

“Excited,” he ad names still I’ve settled on what I want, but Bianca wants the kid to be Roman Hawthorne Junior”

“You’re kidding?” I glance at him “What e call him? RJ?”

“That’s not bad” He takes a pull fro There’s purpose to it It’s hard to explain”

“Tell me the name,” I Insist

“No”

“Why not?”

“I want the person I’ hiht?”