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“No, he didn’t send us.” Remi looks mildly offended. “We wanted to come.”
“Thank you.”
“We were thinking we could go get something to eat, if you’re hungry? Ace knows this great little place on the edge of town.”
“I don’t know, I’d planned on heading back to the dorms and watching a movie.”
“Oh, come on. We haven’t hung out properly in forever.”
“I can take off and leave you two girls to do your thing.”
“No,” I say. “You don’t need to do that. We can all go eat.”
Remi is happy. She got her happy ending, I can’t resent her for that. She deserves it. They both do.
“Yay.” She laces her arm through mine. “It’ll be great, you’ll see.”
Dinner with Ace and Remi isn’t as half as bad as I thought. He’s his usual quiet self, happy to let Remi do all the talking. She even eats from his plate, choosing his bacon and cheese fries over her own. They’re so in sync it’s fascinating to watch. He tracks her every move, and she gravitates to him like they’re magnets.
And I realize maybe they are.
Maybe they have found the other half to their souls.
I can’t shake the sadness I feel. But I’m okay. It’s just hard seeing what I could have had with Cole.
“I’m going to take a piss.” Ace shoves out of the booth and disappears toward the back of the diner. Remi watches him go, lust glittering in her eyes.
“Down, girl.” I muster a smile.
“Sometimes I have to pinch myself that he’s mine.”
My expression falls and she blanches. “Crap, me and my big mouth.”
“It’s okay. You’re happy. We don’t all need to be miserable.”
“Have you spoken to him?”
“You know I haven’t.”
“You could always call—”
“No, I couldn’t.”
“He’s doing better. I mean, he’s still Cole, but I think he knows he really screwed up.”
“It was a cry for help, Remi.”
“Yeah, I know.” But it could have ended so differently. If Conner hadn’t found him, Cole could have—
I stop myself from going there.
“Did Conner tell you about the party tomorrow?”
“Yes, and I told him I think it’s a bad idea. Cole doesn’t need to be around that right now.”
“It’s not going to be anything crazy, just a few of their friends from the Heights. And James is going to be there.”
“He is?” I find that hard to believe.
