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It pissedMacy had done exactly what I’d asked her not to do Getting Ginger to agree to date h with her fear of relationships, I didn’t need Macy adding to that Ginger came up with plenty of reasons on her ohy this wouldn’t work

“Don’t be mad at her, Mal She’s just concerned”

“No what she is, is a fufreaking nosy, busy body who has to be in the ”

Pulling her knees to her chest, Ginger took in a deep breath “I’,” she whispered “It’s just…you and Macy have been a part of , I thought I’d lost my friendship with her, and that hurt I…I’m just worried that if we can’t…I just don’t want to jeopardize my friendship with her, or you”

Her fingers traced along the stitching of the cushion as she spoke Reaching over, I took her hand, and she looked up atwhile I tried to come up with an answer for her concerns

“Stop thinking sowith us and put that energy into there being an us” I brought her hand to ave the pal this work If you’re co, there’s no e can fail”

I waited on her to say so, to confirm that she was as coaze

“Are you coer?”

Silence

She looked up at ether She took slow, steady breaths as the seconds ticked on Her non-ansas answer enough I started to get off the couch, but then I felt her hand on my arm

“Where are you going?”

“Home”

“Why?”

“What do you mean ‘why’?”

“You said you’d be patient with me” Her voice held an accusatory tone