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“Oh, and I got my class list,” Oliver says as Juliet signals it’s time for my next meeting. “And Magnolia has gotten her wish—she’s in my class.”

“That’s awesome, and I hate to cut this short…”

“No, I get it,” he says, though I hear a tinge of sadness in his voice. “Go be your badass self.”

“Thanks. I love you.”

“Love you more.”

I quickly hang up and gather my files and laptop.

“Ready?” I ask Juliet as I exit my office.

“Absolutely, boss.”

Boss…I hate how much I like the sound of that.

Chapter40

Oliver

Oliver: How was your day?

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Izzy: Hey, sorry I missed your text yesterday. Things got crazy. Call you later tonight?

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Oliver: We have to stop missing each other. Call me whenever you can. I don’t care what time it is. I just want to hear your voice.

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Hi. You’ve reached the voicemail of Oliver Price. Leave a message….

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Oliver: I’m so sorry, babe. I don’t know how I didn’t hear your call. I’m done with practice today at noon.

Izzy: Shit, we scheduled a late night tonight to go over last minute launch things. But I’ll duck out for a second.

Oliver: Don’t worry about it. Maybe tomorrow.

Izzy: I hate this.

Oliver: Me too.

Izzy: I miss you.

Oliver: Miss you more.

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This is the voicemail of Izzy McCall. You know the drill…

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“This is Izzy.”

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