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As I turn the knob, she calls afteron the inside about how you used your rival’s ahter to your advantage You’re probably enjoying it, too But while you’re relishing your underhanded victory, think about the fact I fucking hate you”

April 19

By seven fifty the followingAdmittedly, I reached the office early, but Sloan is usually here The fact she isn’t yet makes me antsy

What do you mean yet? She may not show up at all

That’s a possibility I’d rather not consider

You’re being stupid She fucking hates you, but you can’t wait to marry her?

Love has never been easy for me The mess with Becca was complicated as hell, but if Sloan and I say I do, I suspect our relationship will be a whole other level of difficult Good thing I relish challenge

Inoing on? Why aren’t you in bed?”

“Can’t sleep Too keyed up I knew you’d be in the office Things happening there yet?”

Either my boss or my best friend could reasonably ask that question and expect an answer The fact that Evan is both, and I haven’t leveled with hi not to think about them now One catastrophe at a time

“No, but it’s about to go down I should be able to give you specifics in the next”—I glance at my watch—“half hour”

“I’d like to be asleep by then”

“Sure” But I doubt he will be “Good luck”

He sighs “You’ve seen the most recent draft of the Reservoir contract? It’s in your inbox”

“Seen it Read it Made a few notes Overall, it looks good Rawson insists we insert a clause that gives the before next Thursday If anything else co to marry me—“I’ll make adjustments as necessary”