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“Crap, I coet these awesos from that cupcake place near his work”

“Where is Stewart?” Desi winks at me

“He’s working, Stewart and I aren’t like that,” I tell her softly

“You sure he knows that?” She says, and Becks elbows her in the side

“I’ll go see if we have any dessert,” I tell the myself from the table Relationships are a very sore spot for me

My friends are talking about h I can’t hear thehton Stewart is over here a lot Should I apologize? I just…Katie is so sweet, and I just want her to be happy,” Desi says

Moving on If it were that easy, I would have o My heart has a hole in it Half ofI can’t even think of his naain on the inside I don’t even want to go to that concert to to be better about going out and living again It’s just so hard when all I feel on the inside is dead

My fingers twist at the pendant that still hangs around my neck

Beckett tells Desi, “It’s fine, sweetheart You were just trying to help Katie hasn’t talked about hiht”

Him…my chest constricts Dimples appear briefly in my head If it were possible I would die a little uess that is why I like hanging out with Stewart so much He’s safe and there aren’t complications I can breathe when I a about my past, and he doesn’t question why I hate the radio, or why I never sing anymore

I wipe

the lone tear from my face and cut up some fruit with dip to snack on When I walk back into the dining area, they all grow quiet “You guys don’t have to walk on eggshells around me I’m fine” I smile and try not to break I am so not fine I a I honestly am

“Good, because we are going to have so et all access passes, thanks toine what she has planned

“I can’t believe I a trip with oing to spend all day to out with hot rock stars”

The ht andto seem enthusiastic forto suck upto be happy when I’ the loss of him