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Then during one scene, it alh, he shoved a handful of popcorn into his lassy eyes could stay I partedinterrupted hts

I saw Jeff’s name flash across the screen Darabbed the remote and hit pause on the movie

Thank you, I mouthed

He nodded in acknowledgment and went back to his popcorn

I answered the call and slightly turnedon? Shouldn’t you be starting your—”

“Uh, hi This is Kate,” a voice said, cutting through the line “I’ on behalf of Jeff”

I sat straight “Oh? Who are you? Why do you have his phone?”

“I work at the club that Jeff was supposed to be DJing at He ended up wasted off his ass before he could even start the gig It took everything to get him to be able to open his phone for et him?”

“Oh oodness, yes Is he okay?”

I noticed Dahter out of the corner of my eye

“Yeah, he’s just drunk A bit of a dick, too, but you know, alcohol can do that to a person” Kate gaveup quickly I stood to my feet, and Damian stood at the same time as me, with an alarmed expression

“Is everything all right?” he asked

I shook ot a bit intoxicated and needs a ride holanced at the television and back to Damian “I’m sorry we have to stop the movie You can continue if—”

“I’ll wait for you to return”

I frowned “No It’s fine You go ahead It’s not a problem”

“Stella”

“Yes?”