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“Well” she hesitated, and I was coine “Just say it, goose It can’t be that bad”

She laughed in my ear, a soft little noise “It’s silly is all I have this friend My best friend, actually Mariska” She hesitated again

“Okay?”

“She wants to go with you to Montana”

My brow lined Kenny’s best friend wanted to go with ht? So I’ to say it: What the hell?”

“I know!” she laughed “But you don’t know her I mean, you’ll like her a lot, but she’s like well, she’s kind of uht word” Her voice dropped, and I could tell t

his next bit eo with you”

“Oh!” I, by contrast, brightened at that “Does she know Stuart?”

“Sort of”

“Well, that’s good He needs all the friends he can get fro another person to take the focus off Patrick and me

Kenny’s voice was skeptical “Have you ever met Stuart?”

Stuffing the last of ed it off the bed “Nope This is going to be my first encounter with Captain Asshat”

Peals of laughter od What did you just call him?”

“That’s what Patrick calls him”

“Have I told you I love your fiancé?” She was still laughing, but I squinted one eye