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"Hey, baby," James said. There was laughter in the background on his end. "James?" My voice sounded desperate. Any hope I had of calming down was gone. Hearing his voice just got me more upset. I was his one, wasn't I? "Penny, what's wrong? Are your ankles swelling?" "No. I just...I don't want you to make that promise." "What promise?" "The promise to move on from me. The promise that I've been nagging you about." "I already told you no, baby." A stifled laugh escaped my throat. "James, am I the girl that everyone falls for before they find the one? If that's true then your one is still out there. And it's not me. And Scarlett's right and a snake is going to kill me. And then you're going to find your soul mate and replace me." There was silence on the other end. "James?" I croake
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