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Alex
I hoped Josie didn’t mind my teasing about her dislike of lobster. She seemed to accept it with her typical laid-back, kind nature, so I didn’t think it bothered her. Besides, Hannah seemed to love the lighthearted banter that we so naturally fell into. It had been a long time since I had been around anyone––other than Claire––that I got along with so easily.
As we walked to the diner to get Josie’s cheeseburger, we chatted about Josie’s odd eating habits. She revealed to us that she had always been a hearty eater. She even joked that she didn’t think they would have put a light inside the refrigerator, if we weren’t intended to get late-night snacks.
Hannah giggled at the woman’s misguided logic. When her chuckle ended with a tiny, undignified snort at the end, the feeling of
