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By Thursday night, Thad was obsessed with seeing Veronica again. He’d texted her, even talked briefly once on the phone to see how she was doing, but it wasn’t the same as seeing her. He’d had Simon drive by the Chi-Bean twice just so he could get a look at her through the windows. Once, he’d even asked Simon to park so he could watch her. He loved seeing her smile as she worked while talking to customers. It was obvious she enjoyed being involved in their world and he loved seeing that side of her.
“You have it bad,” Jared crowed. He and Angelo sat across from Thad in the Vol. 39 bar. As per their tradition, they’d reserved a couple of hours a week, post-dinner, to meet and catch up before resuming their lives.
“It’s not like that.” The lack of conviction in his denial made his frien
