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“Should I be ready at five on Friday or Saturday?” Berk waved around the salted caramel chocolate chunk cookies with the espresso chips I always kept on hand for him

Oh god, did he think I’d told her ere dating? “I only said that to get rid of her You don’t have to go” I’d delayed huht now for the humiliation in three days when I showed up with no Berk “I only let her believe we’re dating to get rid of her”

“You don’t want o?” A sliver of hurt fluttered across his face

Did he really want to co polite “Of course I do, but I can’t ask you to do that You’ve got practice The seiven hiracefully

“I wouldn’tout of here for a few days You ht?”

“As a joke I don’t want you to think you have to come”

“I wouldn’t have offered if I wasn’t cool with it The season will be intense A party with good food and top-shelf booze that I don’t have to clean up froood with it”

My mouth opened and closed “Sure, I’d love it if you caround to disappear into after saying that

“We’ll have fun I won’t embarrass you, don’t worry” He ducked back into the kitchen

“I’d never think you could”

After the roots holding me to the floor dissolved, I followed him

He downed another shot of ure out hoe’re going to track down TLG”

“TLG?”

He stared back atuntil I find The Letter Girl”

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