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ore He’s never looked at ust”

“What did you say to him?”

“I didn’t get a chance to say anything He stormed out of my apartment and he won’t return my texts or calls I reached out to Rainey and she told me he’s furious Even she can’t calm him down He said he has no desire to talk to me until I’ve made my decision”

“What are you going to do?” she whispers

I cradle her face and restto come to that It’s been less than twenty-four hours—he’ll come around”

She pulls back with a sigh “Drew, I don’t want to be the Yoko of the bunch”

I shake my head “Don’t say that That’s not what this is”

“The hell it’s not,” she argues “If you choose roup I know e like nobody I’ve ever met At least if you choose him, I can still see Rainey or Devyn separately My absence won’t affect your group dynamic Let’s face it; I’one”

“That’s bullshit”

“It’s not,” she insists “The last thing I want to do is walk away from” she flicks her wrist between us, “this But I kno important Brody is to you And how iuys have been friends for ten years, Drew We’ve known each other for ten months I couldn’t live with myself if I’m the reason your friendship ends”

I wrap ain “We’ll figure so out I don’t kno, but there has to be a way”

She squeezes me around the waist “I hope so, Drew God, I hope so”

CHAPTER FORTY-FOUR

DREW

“Unca’ Drew!” says h the sideso his mom must’ve let him open the door