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I sighed as I walked back towithmarried to him To some extent I still answered to him Still shopped, cooked, even cleaned for the both of us so back now, I realized o

Garrett…

In all the happiness of shopping with Lauren, I’d forgotten all about Garrett’s missed phone call What the hell did he want, anyway? He hadn’t left aup the rest of my stuff?

Whatever it was, it could wait I wasn’t calling hiht was special, and I wanted to focus solely on—

“Hey Claudia”

The sight ofthere on the sidewalk threw me physically backwards I had to blink three times to make sure it was him

“W—What are doing here?”

“I wanted to talk to you,” Garrett said “You didn’t call me back so…” His statement trailed off aardly

“So you stalked me?” I asked incredulously

“Oh relax,” he said, with just a hint of his trade that ominous I saw you were in town so I came to see if we could sit down for a fewservices with me, remember?”

Oh shit

I pulled out my phone Pressed a few buttons “Not anymore”

Garrett sighed “Fine, I guess I had that coive me ten minutes?”

My better judgood at taking no for an answer I’d spend tenthat I wouldn’t spend ten minutes with him

“I’ll give you five” I grumbled