Chapter 185

I drag my hand down my face and force myself to look at Kent. He’s looking right at me, of course, from his place outside the room. Looking at me as I sit in the clothes he sent, having a movie night with his son.

“Is it a surprise?” Daniel asks, working hard to pull Kent’s attention back to him. It doesn’t work. Kent keeps his eyes fixed on me. “I’m just having a nice evening in with my fiancé, after all,” Daniel continues. “What’s so surprising about that.”

Kent ignores his son. I shift uncomfortably under his gaze, looking down at the popcorn in my lap. I look up when I hear Kent speak again.

“Well,” he says, his voice conclusive. “I wouldn’t want to interrupt. You two have fun.” He pauses, looking me straight in the eye for a good ten seconds before turning slowly and striding away, perfectly in control. Daniel rudely slams the door after him.

“Daniel,” I sigh. “Do you have to be such a dick?”

“He’s being a dick, Fay!” Daniel explodes, throwing his hands in the air. “What he’s doing to you – how he’s treating you! I’m saving you from that!”

“Daniel,” I hesitate, looking at him with sorrow on my face. “Did

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you ever think that maybe…”

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goes still, staring at me with his mouth open. I trace the design

my duvet,

Daniel breathes. “He got to you too?”

at him, a little

night?” I sigh, gesturing towards the

bed. “You scared him

wanted?”

sighs too, putting his forehead in his hand

plead softly. It breaks my heart to see my friend so upset, even though…well, even though I know that this isn’t going to end

Daniel and me..

actually want – really – is one last real night with my best friend. While

to

bed with me. I rest

little kiss on the forehead, both of us apparently deciding not to talk about

silence is best.

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a couple more movies, before I eventually drift off to

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