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I don’t want to lose him

“Fiona,” he whispers ine what his next words are going to be: it’s all over I can already hear theht I promise you” He pulls back froht

“What… do you mean?”

“Make sure you’re up to intothe corner of my mouth I just stand there like an idiot, and he set in without a word and, as he drives away, his words make my heart flutter with hope

It’ll be alright I promise

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Danny

I stroll inside the Nailers’ conference rooh, and the whole room falls silent as I walk up to the le person inside the rooht, I’m about to do that, but it’s not the kind of bo

I look around, co for the room to erupt with questions

“Is it all over between you and Fiona?”

“Are you retiring?”

I don’t knohat kind of drugs these people are taking, but it —what the actual fuck?

“Everyone, shut the fuck up,” I say into the mic, and they all fall silent at once, as if I’ve suddenly turned into Satan hiht now I’ pissed

“As you all know, I’m in a relationship with a woman by the name of Fiona Barnett,” I start, and they all seem to lean forward in expectation as I drop her name “I don’t know the reason why—nor do I care—but it see up on her She’s the best person I know, and you’ve decided to ruin her life just because you et a spike in audiences and a raise Well, that stops thisheavily in the air, allowing theot a proble after Fiona, I can pro to have a problem A serious one”

They all stare at me ide eyes, afraid to even ness; now that they’re standing right in front of me, they don’t dare defy me