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Chapter 784

"You broke up with Nate, and he just... said nothing?" I blinked at Lena, low-key stunned.

She gave this tiny, tired smile. "Maybe he's done, too. Now he can live his life however he wants-no nagging, no guilt trips."

Yeah, right. That sounded more like her venting than anything

"Be real. Was breaking up just you blowing off steam? Or did you mean it?"

Lena shook her head. "No, I've actually thought it through."

I snorted, and she laughed. "Seriously. Since I told him to come back to Kehlmark, I've been asking myself-what do women really want from love and marriage? "Stability, someone to rely on, right? If he can't give me that, I can give it to myself. So why hold on to love or marriage?"

"Uh, maybe for keeping things... physically interesting?"

She cracked up. "Oh, please. If th

"Oh, please. If that's all you want, you can 'buy' it-any flavor, any style,

swap it out when you're bored."

sent me over the

I'm with you, no

you need to vent-or grab

resting her head against mine.

"What's up?"

birthday is today. I can't dodge it

stressed. Her parents had been hounding her to show up. If she skipped

cut her

out? Is your

eyes. "You're hilarious. You know it's

dodging because you don't want

She didn't deny it.

one awkward incident? The

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tilted my head, giving her a

Lena frowned. "Unless what?"

up my hands. "Nothing!

act like you don't know what you're implying." She shoved my arm. "He's my

and heavy. "It's just awkward, okay? And after... well, after he

trailed off, and the hesitation in her voice made

with

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