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I glance up at Tegan and his surefire tone
“How do you know?” I ask, more than curious why he’s so confident He doesn’t know Blue, except for the things I’ve told him
“Because the a over you There’s no way he won’t be here”
I take in his words and hope they are true, because I’o of Blue And I know I’ll be forced to if he’s not here in tilued himself to etting free
We finish our dance and start another one This one is faster, and I’an releases , I didn’t an Now, it just doesn’t feel right My body apparently belongs to Blue, and doesn’t like when others touch it now
By the ti on me I take several ss of the sweet, but harsh concoction, and sigh at the wetness sliding downwith souy, but Nathan still is He doesn’t danceto nore the look and glance down at my phone to check the time I place it back on the table, face up, for when he calls to tell ot here Worry isin with the cramps that are already there I try an, but I’e it or not
This is the first time I’ve felt uncomfortable in my friend’s presence, and I hate that I do now I just feel like they’re judging h to worry, but it’s not what I need right now I need ood time
I turn inmy drink withbesides just sit here My feet bounce on the rungs, beco antsy I should have heard from Blue by now He said it was just a short thirty-minute plane ride
As soon as I face the dance floor, Ava co with her I’ve already talked to her once today and told her happy birthday, but I still feel the need to say it again I plaster on a s the subject up of the stillBlue
“Happy Birthday, Ava”
I get up frorateful when she pulls back and has a happy smile on her face, instead of the troubled one she had before
“Thanks, babe” She turns to the guy waiting beside her “This is Gary Gary, these are an, and Nathan” She points to each of us
We all respond aves and ‘Heys’ and they take a seat, Gary pulling over a chair from another table
I open my purse and pull out a wrapped present and hand it over to Ava Giving e, then squeals like a school girl Ju
“You are ah the book She toldbored with the sa up with new ideas My gift is a book on a hundred different sexual role-play games