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I love him I love him not

People chattering and laughing ah the sas strip The café was a char nook of a place in between a five-star restaurant and a pharht that was the ic of the city Whenever a space beca went in it, whether it made sense to put it there or not

For as long as Chloe could rewriters played at night As she sipped her vanilla latte, e hints of cinnamon sprinkled onto the foaraduated from university

Years ago she’d coood friends, but that circle had dwindled Two of her best friends had relocated for their jobs, Jenny to California and Erin to New York Only one person she’d as

She lowered theat the cutie across the table from her

Josh had kept his baby face throughout the years Now that he enty-eight years old, it h school, Josh had been the football team’s quarterback He had that all-Aentle heart

But he’d become her life, and Chloe wasn’t sure she liked that

The friends heas a lawyer for Henderson LLC becaator for Marshall Investigations, but she’d never -term acquaintances on her job as Josh did on his Until a o that had never bothered her Now she realized she was defined as part of a couple, Josh’s girlfriend

Thinking of all this ht she’d ed her self-perception His presence had awakened her in unique ways He’d also s she’d never before questioned—like her relationship with Josh

“Chloe”

She blinked, finding Josh frowning at her

“Welcoru “Did you hear anything I said?”

“Sorry” She placed heron the table “I’m tired”

The second the words left her lips she regretted theo to the doctor, like I said you should, to get your blood work done?” he asked

She nodded, running her fingers around the ri tired had run its course, she realized “Yeah, I did My tests came back fine”