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AFTER WE FINISHED eating, I took her back to Frannie’s place and we spent the next couple of hours making love and plans. In the end, she decided to look at getting her own apartment and a job in town.
“I was thinking that I should even apply for that receptionist job you were telling me about,” she replied, giving me a sideways glance. “Unless, you’re having second thoughts about it.”
“Hell, no. I’m the one who brought it up.”
She looked relieved. As beautiful as Chuck was, her confidence level was s**t. I figured it was because of all the B.S. her old man was putting her through. Then there was Cody, who’d given her up for cash. Piece of s**t. She deserved better anyway.
“What about school?” I asked, cracking open a beer. I handed it to her and opened
