Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

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Chapter 497

If Lena left too, I'd seriously have no one to talk to.

I get that life's just a big cycle of people coming and going-friends, family, relationships. But I wasn't ready for Lena to be one of the ones who drifted away

"It's not like that," she said, catching my worried look." just want some more time off. They suspend me whenever they feel like it, bring me back whenever they want. Do they think I'm that easy?" She rolled her eyes, making me laugh. "Oh, Dr. Lane, are you finally planning to put them in their place?"

"Absolutely. If I don't push back now, they'll drop me the second anything else happens." Lena was always so solid-at work, in love, everywhere.

"Not worried they won't take you back?" I teased.

She poured me a glass of water, smirking. "Please. If one place doesn't want me, there's a line that will." She leaned in close, her face inches from mine. "Think I'm low on options?"

Now that was confidence.

because she wasn't the type to jump ship. But

sip of water, copying her words: "If he's not the one,

jobs-they're just the extras. We're the ones who

loosened something tight in my chest. She helped

Just as I was

extra chill with me because of Hayden, and added, "Hopefully he'll approve it. I've been kinda AWOL

T

I'll quit. It's not like I need that job

peaceful sleep, only to be yanked awake the next morning by the doorbell ringing over

there was Tanya, staring at me like she'd just smelled something nasty. We'd been neighbors for a while now, but she'd

being woken up by her? Not the

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in particular. Just thought I'd

was still fishing for that team-up she'd hinted at