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With that, Aaron was gone, leaving her contemplating whether or not she should have apologized. She couldn't force him back on, though she could request a conversation with him. "Surely he knows I was just joking," she said aloud to herself. There were definitely times that she wished she felt that way--that she really wanted him gone. But she had momentarily faced a reality without him when he was shot protecting her early on, and the thought was unbearable. Ultimately, she decided he had to know she was just being a bitch, so she left him alone and contacted Cale instead to let him know she wasn't going to be able to see him that night after all.
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