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Stop talking, Lilly

“Couldn’t put Huain?”

“Yes But as soon as I said it, I realized it doesn’t actuallyup the box for him to take

“I got what you meant” He smiles warmly

What a nice guy

Stepping out of the doorway, he invites me in with a sweep of his hand “Wanna come in?”

“You have to leave and I don’t want to keep you Here” I hold out the box so he can take it—and he does, but he still insists I come inside

“There’s no rush It’s just spaghetti, and it doesn’t take et there”

The box is in his ar hesitantly up into the foyer

It feels strange being here without Eliza—as if I’ the house to see her rooh my intentions are pure

Obviously

Still, the house is alone?”

Roine when he leaves he’ll go out the side door next to the garage “Jack took Eliza to see so a shon They’ll probably be home late Maybe ten?”

“Oh, he took her to a show?” I sigh wistfully “I love that for her”

He has nothing to say to that, nothing to say about h my stomach Eliza has what I want: a boyfriend who dotes on her and treats her to nights out I bet she got all dolled up, probably wore a dress and heels

Er

Orabout She’s much more comfortable in jeans and a cute shirt or hoodie

All I’ is, my last few boyfriends never did squat forto dinner with Kyle—the nicest thing we did for a date night was the er place next to campus, and that place is a bar

Well He’s in the past, and I’ forward

I’uy like Jack…

Honest and fun and considerate At least, I’ solely by the way he looks at Eliza and speaks to her I’ve gleaned a lot about hiether as a couple Plus, Eliza is a young woman of conviction, and I know the reason she hasn’t dated anyone before Jack is because she would never put up with the same shit I’ve tolerated