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Chapter Eight
"Hey Is," he says softly. "How are you?"
"Good, you?"
"Okay," he mutters. "Look about last night... I was an asshole."
"Really?" I deadpan.
I hear him wince. "I shouldn't have been with that other girl. I didn't plan for that, it just happened. I guess I have been single for too long."
"We're not dating. You're free to do what you want," I say with a sigh. "I'm more upset with what you said about me to everyone."
"I got jealous, even though I had no right to be. Of course, you didn't make out with anyone. You're not an idiot like me."
I bite my tongue, feeling semi-terrible that I actually did.
"Look, I'm not going to hold a grudge against you, but I'm not interested in seeing you anymore. No matter what you say, I know it's probably about sex for you and right now, I'm not ready."
"It's not just about that. I like spending time with you."
"I do, too, but you showed me a different side to you last ni
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