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By otten in on it too

“Awful,” Vance said of the gray jumpsuit that seemed tailored to my body and made me feel like a million dollars

“Yeah,” she wrinkled her nose, “truly disgusting”

I laughed And then abruptlyinto , it was all I could do to blink them back

Vance and Petra were both up out of their seats in a heartbeat, but he beat her to the platfor hands circled ainst his chest, bringing us nearly nose-to-nose

“Oh, no!” she cried “We didn’t ”

“Emery” He was full of dread “I’m sorry, I didn’t—”

A stupid, uncontrolled laugh came out ofand not utterly“No, no It’s okay It’s not that, I justI got caught by surprise”

That did nothing to alleviate his concern “What happened?”

I dropped my voice low “Last time I did this ith Jillian It’s so stupid that it’s hitting one Like, really gone I’ve been tellingto see her again”

Our friendship had started as a lie, but it had grownelse, and now I missed my friend terribly

His gorgeous eyes widened and flooded with a pain that showed he understood He didn’t turn away froive us a minute?”

“Yes, of course,” she said and strode quickly from the room