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Chapter 44
Avery’s POV
Somehow Sasha did manage to convince Dmitry to go along with the plan, but Dmitry was not pleased about it. He spent all week sulking and avoiding me. Friday came and Kate tried to bail on me at least a dozen times, but I refused to let her off the hook. I got ready with her at her apartment. She chose to wear a cute navy blue dress and she put her hair up in a messy ponytail. I wore a loose fitting black dress and left my hair down in waves. I drove us over to the restaurant where we were meeting the guys. Kate looked incredibly anxious on the drive there, she was biting her bottom lip, wringing her hands and jiggling her leg the whole way to the restaurant.
‘Why are you so nervous?’ I asked, as I parked the car next to Dmitry’s brand new SUV.
‘I have no idea, I just have this weird feeling’ she said climbing out of the car.
‘Good or bad?’
‘I don’t know’ sh
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