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Her eyes widen and she laughs harder than ever It’s likelonelier than ever

“Oh boy Oh, you have no idea how good that makes me feel”

I notice that the rain sounds like it’s lightening up, which takes my heart in another, da to end

“Oastotally honest I got with him because I chose to settle hat felt…familiar But it was just okay Justwhatever”

“Seriously, most relationships are just okay, until you find one that’s not” I ah a ton of women, but until now I had no idea of what it felt like to be in a relationship with sohts

“I had no intentions of leaving hiiness or what,” she says “But I hadn’t really thought about going Lacey--she’s a friend--was always telling o…” she makes air quotes, ‘…fuck everyone who looks at ure out what I want and like’ But that definitely wasn’t ot what I got” She frowns at the table Maybe this is stilllike

“He cheated? A guy with a coin collection cheated on you? And he actually found someone to cheat with?”

She nods “I was devastated Still am, for that matter But you knohat? It’s not even hih he never really acted more passionate for me than I did for hi h for hie to tell me”

“Did he meet her at a coin convention? How did you find out?”

“If only it was so glamorous,” she says “If only”

“Curioser and curioser,” I say, and she grins at the Alice in Wonderland reference

“Indeed, Hugh Indeed”

CHAPTER NINE: SAM WASHINGTON

I can’t believe how good it feels to talk about Owen and to be listened to Lacey was supportive, but she usually wants to tell h was validating to the ut to be

He didn’t tell me how to feel