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They’d never really believed in her, and that only ive up

When Ayana finally surfaced, Gabrielle was at her corabbed aof coffee and joined Gabrielle, who looked up with an accusing glance “I saw your friend leave earlier Aren’t you picking the this time?”

Ayana’s eyes widened with innocence “He’s twenty-one I checked his ID Thatbut a number, baby”

“Well – I guess you don’t have to be too picky when it’s just a one-night stand,” Gabrielleher attention back to the screen

“You should try it though Just once,” Ayana said, taking an appreciative sip of her coffee “You’ve been singleYou need someone to let off some steam, if only for a few hours Eases a lot of tension; take it from me”

“Thanks for the advice, but I’m too worried about money to have time for romance”

“Who’s talking about ros involved You s attached”

“I’ll give it a thought once I can find ible,” Gabrielle said “For now, I just need to sort myself out”

“You proive it a try? I’ll hold you to it, believe er pointed at Gabrielle

“Yeah, whatever Right now, I need your help with trying to brainstorm what type of jobs I can try for Is that bar you work for hiring?”