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I groaned loudly, buryingto do? If Mia found out, then any ch

ance we had of a relationship was gone

“Tell me about her, Coop She is obviously very special to you” Beth se of sadness

“She is I can’t even explain how I feel about her, Beth She is a, sweet, funnyI think you would really like her”

Beth’s eyebrows raised as she waited for me to continue

“When I’ about her I notice every little thing about her, like the way she sticks her tongue out a little when she giggles, or when she gets passionate about soreen that they’re al chats about nothing just asphysical with her” I stopped, embarrassed Beth didn’t need to hear all this

“I think it’s sweet,” Beth said wistfully, “that you’ve found someone you feel that way about”

“You’ll find it, too,” I said, sensing her sadness “You’re so young, there is so much you have yet to experience Don’t rush it, Beth Enjoy being young Don’t look back on your life in ten years and wish you’d done it differently”

Beth shook her head and laughed “Well, this conversation suddenly got very deep and serious,” she joked “Come on, we should be okay to leave now” She pushed back her chair and s her eyes

Chapter Twenty-One

Parking the car out the front of Nic’s house, I sat there for ato say Fuck I felt sick After the day I’d had, the last thing I wanted to have was this conversation, but the risk of nore

I walked up the path to the front door and knocked Jake opened it a fewsurprised to see me He stood aside “Coop! Co over”

“Yeah, I didn’t even knowa smile “Nic home?”

Jake nodded “In the living room”

I walked through the kitchen to the living roolued to the TV I glanced at it and groaned A full picture of Melinda at the previous year’s Academy Awards was on the screen