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Bren

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“Yeah I was there that night I got there late Had a fight with the girl I’d been dating, so I was stone sober I offered to drive theot into it but…”

“But what?”

He looked up and I sawat the corners of his eyes “Trevor said no He told uess Nathan’s not the only one who screwed up that night I should have checked, but I didn’t I knew those guys were partying hard, but they were always good about the driving thing They took turns We all did” He sighed “I was pissed and all I wanted to do was crack open et laid”

Brent swore and ran his hands across his chin, his eyes on o back, you know? Back to before that night when everything was good Because nothing is the same, and it sucks”

No shit

“Hi, Mrs Blackwell” He waved to Gram as I took a step forward, but his hand stopped ht?”

Warily, I studied hi Why?”

“A bunch of us jam at the Coffee House every other Friday It’s a s Playing It’s a good time You should come”

I wasn’t sure as going on Was Brent asking me out?

“Unless you want to stay horandma and watch Jeopardy!,” he continued “’Cause I’ood time too”

And that was prettyheld forwith Gram, but there was only so much Jeopardy! I could take

Surprisingly, I kinda wanted to go, except…

“I don’t really know anyone”