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And I’d carried that over into college New student orientation, here’s sootten a kitchen, there was no stopping me

“I don’t want any hostility between us to affect either of our relationships with Berk”

She smirked “Oh, it won’t He’s always been there when I need him and there’s no one out there who can stop him”

“I’d never want to”

“You’d be the first” She eyed me suspiciously Who had Berk dated before me to make her so wary of anyone new in his life? What kind of women had he been with that made Alexis so distrustful?

“I’ to prove it to you”

“Maybe you can In your letter you talked about doing so special for hi up soon”

I leaned in “His birthday? He didn’t mention it”

“He doesn’t like todeal out of it, butfor him” She looked at me out of the corner of her eye “A surprise party?”

“That’s a great idea I’d love to do so?”

The corner of her ood chance for us to get to know each other better What did you have in s off the top of my head

Direct Jules for the win! I’d been upfront with Alexis Talked to her and look at us now, practically best friends planning a surprise for Berk’s birthday Well,atfor a Mean Girls remake

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“We can store the booze out on the deck to keep it cold” LJ took the lead up the steps