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    Youve never met my Cindy. Ex-my Cindy. My ex.

    ts o you. Maureen and I  doo talk to her.

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    ts win, scandalized.

    Jess sighed.

    You  to see Cindy? Jess picked up elegraparted leafing t, kind of a spoof on erest. Martin snatche paper away from her.

    t for? e t it might help.

    doo ask ake you back. But s. Sed. Isnt so stare at her own shoes.

    Martin stared at Jess.

    Are you insane? y did you do t? On y. Free country.

    And o tears and said, you kno;Id love o come backquot;? I old you.

    But… tering noises, and topped. Jesus C.

    Any. S bastard.

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    You, said Martin. Maureen. t me.

    You   was her idea, said Jess.

    So youre an even bigger fool than she is.

    e all need  all kno.

    Youve all ed to  t  way.

    say anything, so I did.

    So ry to make somet didnt  ernative is. A big fat fucking nothing.

    So  back, JJ? Jess asked.

    Everythe band. Lizzie.

    ts stupid. t rubbis not… you know.

    I nodded. I knew.

    And Lizzie packed you in.

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    But it  dead.

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