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“Hey, Jules I’ve got your drink” Berk broke the unco match I’d been roped into

He expertly handled the two cha, and handed me my drink

“I’ht in front of Chet’s face

Chet turned to my rescuer and his eyes widened “Can I help you?”

“Sure, you can let go of Jules My date”

“Jules?! Her name is Julia,” Chet snapped

“My ht”

The bubbles fro full on spray tan coverage of Chet All heads swung in our direction

Berk didn’t even try to hide his laughter behind his hand like I did Between the alcohol burning hter there were tears in my eyes

Chet grabbed a stack of napkins fro off

“I can already tell this weekend is going to be fun” Berk winked at me

I locked my knees lest I melt into a puddle beside him

He stood shoulder to shoulder with me like he was ready to take on every ex-boyfriend that caive me shit this weekend Fortunately, or unfortunately, Chet was the only one, but I sure as hell wasn’t going to tell Berk that

Beside him, I did feel like he was ready to take on the world onarmor even if it was only for two days and even if he was just pretending to be with me I could pretend with the best of them

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