ore than a little unnerving. But I couldn't be jealous

, '' my co-worker Ty

hat you're talki

ay you looked at Aiden

'' I replied, getting my binder when Tyra made a child

giggles and kisses next door. My stomach

t over to open it. There it was Aiden with

to give an early lea

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you permissi

ay, than

me, I'm doing

..

econd year in school. I missed Briana more than Catherine. I mean yeah,

ship wit

Cat. It hasn't been the same since our mother died two years ago from cancer, bu

in the middle of the sidewalk, the pedestrian mas

buildings. Great nigh

to dig into my closet. I did my best to organize the small

s of slacks, five t-shirts, a jacket, boyfriend jeans, undies and br

appy pumps, running shoes, and boots, a

from my purse and I

ra said throu

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at forty-forty. The

eah, yo

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rewind this conversation so I d

mean I don

nice enough to send everyone back home because of the announcem

s a po

and I heard her squeal through

.

d to learn to ta

ows at me as she change

me with a challenge and I stifled

fee table and sat back. I took a couple of kernels and popped them into my mouth, enjo

ht stand with Aiden." She g

d some popcorn and sat back on the new

going to happen, he's engaged, remember?'' I sai

and I was wearing some make

hen I checked the time. ''

nts out from her co

.

songs that belonged to the inebriated and jo

young man who seemed to be the same age

is eyes were dark brown, framed by

nose. Unlike Aiden, he was always obscured by his fuzzy,

ght?'' He s

eah

's me Je

ool posse is here at the club with me. He looks so different from what

e. ''Jeremiah, it's... I mean...

aid to myself 'no way', '' he laughed w

ou doing her

fore I go back to work. G

ds lov

se a dealership contract

rows. ''Maddo

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el ashamed I get it,

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means I'll see yo

I guess