Tamlynn confronted Joy with a superior smile. "Hm! So? I like Lionel, in every way shape or form! Got a problem?"
She even curled herself around my arm as she said it.
Joy was taken aback, but faked a laugh. "Hoho, well I certainly hope it works out!"
Like a proud, oversized bird, she strutted away stiffly.
Tamlynn may have seemed to Joy like a dragon guarding her treasure, but she was an angel from heaven to me.
With Joy gone, Tamlynn quickly released my arm and glanced at me with a conflicted look. "Let's go."
Why she came to my defense was a mystery, but I was secretly grateful for it.
Tamlynn was untalkative as we walked. There was an awkward tension between us, so I explained, "Ahem, ah, that was my ex-girlfriend. We're very much over."
"Mm. I know," she said absently.
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