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“You got us tickets to a club box every time you played in town and he was there After four years, ere bound to chat”

“I didn’t know he cauys”

“He always seemed very impressed with you whenever ere there”

“Probably trying to butter you two up”

“Or maybe he was i your drea and you took it”

“I don’t think that’s why”

“It’s what he said”

“Everest said that? Everest van Konig?”

“That’s what he said” Saed and cleared the plates from the table

With an oversized container of pasta and garlic bread, I was sent on my way

Back home, the silence in my apartment filled my ears I chucked e

Grabbing my football, I tossed it from hand to hand and paced

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Zara

Popping into the coffee shop around the corner from Simply Stark—the one where Leo and I had had our explosive firstlike I did whenever Leo and I orking together The weirdness of having it off had eclipsed the weirdness of having it on, which was insane, and toldin too many hours But this was our last event Finally!