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Kruger: She’s sleeping. I have things to say she can’t hear. Private things.

Max: So you’re typing them in a group chat? Moron.

Ryan: We’re all family here.

Kruger: Wait.

Prism: *Red stop sign emoji*

Kruger: Did any of you add Jess to this group chat?

Rush: Little siren, he means you.

Landry: Why me?

Jamie: Because you added Madison and Rory without telling anyone.

Rory: Jamie, are you still salty about that?

Win: They popped up in here like those creepy jack-in-the-boxes.

Prism: *clown emoji*

Madison: He’s just mad he can’t complain about us and get away with it now.

Jamie: I never complain about you, Maddie baby. *blowing kiss emoji*

Kruger: I’m trying to have a meeting. Pay attention.

Wes: I looked at the chat info. Jess isn’t on here.

Kruger: You’re a quality bro.

Max: You could have done that yourself.

Kruger: *middle finger emoji*

Ryan: So what’s up?

Kruger: Where’s Lars?

Lars: I’m here.

Kruger: I can’t tell Jess about the fake engagement.

Max: You mean that you lied to her?

Kruger: Yeah. I lied. And it makes me feel like shit. It never even crossed my mind she would wake up with amnesia. I thought she’d wake up and we’d laugh about it. But now she’s looking at me with those big eyes like everything I say is the law, and I feel like my insides are being chewed up by a meat grinder.

Lars: You can’t just tell her the truth?

Kruger: Doc said to keep it low-stress. Not to argue with her or tell her she’s wrong. He says she needs stability. How am I gonna rip what little bit of that she has out from under her by telling her I lied? She’d be confused all over again.

Rory: You can’t tell her right now. She needs you.

Madison: She’s right. It’s better to let her recover. She’ll understand when she remembers.

Kruger: What if she doesn’t?

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