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“They aren’t good enough for you! Were you even listening to anything I just said? You need to hold out for—”

“I’htclub, Jionna find exactly e have found: old hornytweaked-out party monsters, and the whole spectrum of ‘weirdo’ in between”

Jiotta keep lookin’!”

I swat his hands right offme to find in here?” I shout at him “You?”

Ji else, but those next words are now frozen to his tongue

After an eternity, his face ain “The hell you mean?”

I cross onna meet your standards,” I tell hi with anyone who isn’t like you And guess what, Jimmy? No one’s like you”

“And how—” Jiht fro to the other “And how am I, exactly?”

“Fiercely devoted,” I answer dryly

Jimmy lets on a tiny smile of pride

“To a fault,” I add,

His face falters

“Totally irritating, in fact,” I go on “Won’t just let things be, ever Needs everything in its right place or else Needs reassurance all the tiet-out”

He lifts a hand “Noait a minute …”

“Needs to be in the spotlight all day long Full of hi a life of his own Needs—”

“Hold on, wait a sec, whoa …”

“—everyone to drop everything at his beck and call And why do I put up with it? Why a this happen? I don’t need a boyfriend Hell, I don’t even know if I want one”

“Bobby, stop”

“I’oin’ back to the hotel room”

With that, I ditch Jih the doors, andmy face

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JIMMY

Noait a dang minute

Slon What the fuck?