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“You’ve got this, Avery It’ll be a”

“Standing in front of a sea of lights and ca”

“I don’t think it’s so most people like, but you’ll do an awesome job”

“Sorry that this is your first day I’d have called you earlier, but I knew you were away for the weekend and I didn’t realize they’d be here as early as I was to get everything set up Holy crap there are a lot of lights”

“My face was 25 seconds away fro off”

“But you’re here now and I won’t be alone Thank god” She clung onto ured since you’re new and I’ood way for you to learn”

My stare went on for way too long as I cycled through all the reasons I shouldn’t be in front of the cae to who kne many people

The little voice of Dr Schuller ca back I’d already run away once and I couldn’t leave Avery hanging

“I’ll be right there at your side”

She let out a sharp breath and her shoulders relaxed a millimeter “Thank you” She threw her aro nuot you to do it, huh? Did the big pouty eyes and squeezed your hand?”

“If you’re talking about the video thing then yes What about you?” I rubbedas yours, it seems like you’d have been a perfect fit”

Max’s eyes got wide and she braced her hands on the chair, staring at me with her mouth wide open And looked between h that vibrated the air in the roohed and I wiped at ed the room with that one

“Oh, shit, Ave You pick the in the corners of her eyes She was the kind of bad-girl beautiful that et their shot at cracking through her rock hard shell—and probably ended up cradling their bruised balls instead

“I curse way too much to be considered a Bread & Butter brand ambassador Avery would shit a brick if I burnedof four-letter words”

“Instead she’s stuck with hthearted than it did It fell to the floor between us all like a lobbed durenade