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“That’s the girl I re at her “There she is”

“Don’t tell ot in a week and a half?” she asks me, with a small pout

I take a few steps toward her and lean in to kiss her

It’s a chaste fucking kiss Nothing at all like I’ to do to her in a bit But it’s all the situation needs right now

When I pull my head back, I see her Her eyes are closed and she’s enjoying it

I wrap my arms around her

“Hey,” I tell her “It’s okay Really Listen to me…” I say, but she doesn’t let me finish

“No, Ethan, it’s not okay, okay?” Brittney says with a ferocity I didn’t expect “I played you, and it’s not okay”

“You did?” I ask, with a raised eyebrow

Despite everything that's going on, she sticks her tongue out at me

“Well, fine,” she says to me “I tried to play you But sure, I failed, but in the end you still let me I can’t believe you just handed over the software code for the IE toout like water out of a damn

“Listen babe,” I start again, trying to get in a word edgewise “I think that it’s going to be okay…” Again though Brittney cuts me off

“How?” she asks ive Sih time to build the prototype you spent soout at ht now?” Brittney asks

I pause She’s starting to get hysterical

I guess I could start fucking talking