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“I’ wasted You drank your fair share of that bottle And I didn’t even puke in your car, so why are you still bitching about that?”

She finished off her glass and had it outstretched for a refill when I returned to the couch “Because, as you said, I would look for ways to hold it over your head You never did explain why you were getting smashed in the middle of the afternoon anyway”

“Have you found a place yet?”

“Wow, real se of subject there I’ve narrowed it down to two, a townhouse in Johns Creek and a condo in Buckhead Leaning toward the townhouse, I think More space, but the areat, and it’s closer to work, so I’ve not made a decision Or I could just stay here It’s not like you’re planning onanytime soon Besides, who doesn’t want to live in such nice accommodations rent-free?”

“So, to get rid of you sooner, I need to start charging you for inconveniencing my life?”

“I’m family, not an inconvenience”

“That is debatable”

Iable to take theWith her here, I was still on guard until I was in the safety of my bedroom

We settled into an odd but so I stared at the lady standing at the edge of the cliff, ready to ju better waited for her on the other side Of all the things Seth bought forremained my favorite I envied her, and the freedom she must have felt in that moment

“Well, I’o to bed”

I simply shook my head, and drained the rest of ht, Dorian”

“Night”

I waited until she’d left the roo it with me to my room

Chapter 21

Malcolm