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“Hey, boo,” she said “How’s o?”

“I just got back, actually,” I said

Her eyes got wide, and a mischievous smile lifted one side of her lips She leaned forward on the dining room table she sat at, where our families had shared many meals

“By my count, that means you were there for lancing at a watch she neither wore nor would ever wear She was notorious for losing watches and not even re what they looked like “So, how ?”

“Sa uy”

“And hot,” she interrupted, “You said so Stupidly hot if I remember correctly”

“Yes” I felt“He is stupidly hot But that’s entirely separate fro else”

“Uh-huh” She took a sip of her wine and looked entirely unconvinced

“I brought the cookies in, and we sat around and talked for a bit Just chit chat stuff,” I said

“Really?” Sammi said, a trace of disappointment in her voice “He didn’t make a move? You didn’t make a move?”