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“It’s not that I don’t want to come,” Dallas said patiently.

“Or that I don’t want to stay a few extra days. It’s just that-

your parents- they don’t know about any of this, and I’m not

so sure that me showing up there wouldn’t give the wrong

vibes. Extreme party pooper vibes.”

“I could talk to them tonight.”

“Jesus. They’ll be able to tell that we- argh- this…” Dallas

pointed at the bed. “They’ll know. You are the worst at

keeping secrets. They’ll hate me even more than for showing

back up, taking twenty-five g off your departed grandfather,

seducing you, messing with you, and leaving.”

Even though she’d basically just accused Dallas of the

very same, Quinn still found herself looking for confirmation.

“Is that what you’re going to do?” She couldn’t make herself

despite Dallas very easily, which probably meant there was

something very wrong with her.

“No! I- I hadn’t thought past re-booking my flight. You

know that I have a life in Tampa. I have a job that I really do

love, a condo to pay for, my car. I have a cat. Plants. Friends.

My family.”

Quinn worried her bottom lip between her teeth, then

released when pain bloomed from the left corner where she’d

bitten a little too enthusiastically. “I know. But you don’t have

to disappear again. You don’t have to go off and be a stranger.

You could see everyone before you go. You could call this

time. You could use video. Or did you just intend for this to

be-”

Dallas shook her head hard. “I didn’t intend anything. You

surprised me by coming here. I wasn’t planning on this. And

now- I- I was pretty sure that up until about an hour ago, you

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