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Jared walked into his house later that night feeling marginally better. Seeing Erika hanging all over that British guy about killed him. Thankfully, Christine distracted him enough through dinner.
“Hey, man. You’re home,” Jared’s newest roommate, Owen Nichols, said. Owen had moved in a few weeks earlier. He knew Ben in college, but they hadn’t kept in touch. Ben told Jared he ran into Owen a few months earlier and mentioned he was looking for a place to live in the area. When their third roommate got married and moved out, they wanted to fill his spot in the house so Owen moved in. They were all still getting to know him, but Jared liked him.
“Yeah,” Jared said, his voice betraying his exhaustion. “Were you looking for me?”
Owen shook his head. “Nah, just quiet when I got here. Wonde
