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“You didn’t say goodbye”

“Because I couldn’t I wouldn’t have left at all”

“Why?”

“Why? Because I fell in love with you on the spot It rong and now I’ht I’m sorry I left, but it wasn’t like you treated uest”

“That’s true”

“By the way, happy birthday, baby” I leaned in and kissed her puffy lips again

“Thank you How did you knoas my birthday?”

“Harley, I know everything about you You see, there was a reason Tony’s been here since I left”

“You’ve had him here to spy on me?”

“No, Tony ishappened to you He knows only what you told him I looked up your public record”

“I don’t have a record”

“Baby, everyone has a record I’s that are reported to the government”

“Sorry So you know I’ht”

“I know that you have a beautiful heart and you do the best that you can in everything I know that you volunteer at the woo to the library every week to read to small children”

The bell was dinging again, so I growled, “Now, let’s go see who’s out there to annoy us”