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counting hovered near my desk, her face

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ablet from the desk. "Let's ta

staring at me with those eyes th

know why, bu

to go to her birthday party. And to make it worse, my ex and my cousin will probably be there. Newlyweds.

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is my mom wants to set me up with her friend's son. Some la

ook his head. "Ten years and did

an eyebrow. "How many women have

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d have married her in the first one." He leaned in. "And third, my girlfriends are al

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reality to crash b

. "People looking at me with pity. That's what's killing me. And this b

the window, and stared

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don't put in the

crossed my arms. "After ten years down the

. Figure it out. Don't let them drag your name through the mud,

ed for

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dangerous smile on his lips. "In the meantime, think about

closed

y hand. The faint scent of his cologne-wood

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my mom's message with the conta

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