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“Three reasons,” I answered as I walked to the corner

“Which are?”

“One: calling you Guinevere seems to seriously bother you” I smirked

She sed

“Don’t you want to know the other two?”

“I already do You're an ass, and you’re an ass”

Ignoring her, I continued “Second: calling you by a nickname would mean we have a closer relationship than we do Third: if I did, you ht just fall for me, and I wouldn’t want to break your heart”

She paused once we reached the opposite sidewalk, looked hed “Ha! That would be the day”

“What do you mean, ‘ha’?”

“I mean what it sounds like I mean , you ht look attractive But other than that, I don’t see it”

“Yes, because you are definitely a catch, especially with the drool pouring out of your ”

Her eyes widened “I do not drool!”

“I was there, and you do Even your dog didn’t have thatout of histhe horror creep onto her face was just so a She was really easy to bother

“You’re just a , you know that?” she snapped

“I get that a lot…” My voice drifted off when I saw her photo hanging in the gallery across the street Guinevere Poe: Heroes, Rebels, and Thieves, read the sign under her name