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He plays with a lock of my hair “What happened?”

“I’ve never told anyone this story before so you cannot repeat this”

“I would never do anything to break your trust, Charlee You know that, right?”

“I do” I take a fortifying breath “It’s just e to admit that I was so clueless When I enty-three, Iwas going well I thought we could actually have a future together Until the day he du”

Drens “Why?”

I laugh humorlessly “That’s the best part When I asked if he could ever see us getting hed in et seriously involved with souys fuck around with before settling doith the forever girl I swore too much, I was too opinionated, too hot-tee , which to hih Never e, it helped me buy this condo at twenty-two, and I love what I do None of that mattered to him When I asked why he’d led reat on my arm, even better naked on ive that up until I have to Evidently, that day has arrived’”

Drew’s nostrils flare “Motherfucker”

“Anyway, I casually dated a few guys after him and they were exactly the same It only took a couple of estions here and there toto ured it was ether I’d much rather find someone to scratch an itch when need be, than be told that I’ain”

He runs his thuuys are coht? That you’re absolutely perfect just the way you are?”

“I love who I aivethat they don’t measure up, especially from someone who’s supposed to have their back, so I chose not to put ain”

He gives me a sad smile “So, how do two people who’ve both sworn off relationships wind up getting married?”

I shrug “I don’t know, Drew When we’re together, I feel like nothingmakes sense The rules don’t seem to apply”

He kisses reat way to summarize it”

I slideabout sad stuff and asshole exes now?”

Drew slides his hands up the back of my shirt and deftly unclasps my bra “What’d you want to do instead?”