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High School Sweethearts

Erica

“In a movie?” I laughed, unable to help myself. “Like you two are the only lone souls in the theatre and happen to be sitting next to each other? He reaches into the popcorn tub just as you do?”

She glanced over at me and rolled her eyes. “No, but it’s getting old. I’ll be twenty-nine next month. I’m ready to get married, Erica. Unlike you, I’m not good being alone. I fucking hate it.”

Her voice broke, and I hated myself for teasing her. Just because my loneliness was well hidden didn’t mean it didn’t exist. I just wasn’t willing to give it a voice for fear of what it might do to me to have to face it head on.

I moved in behind her and wrapped my arms around her, squeezing softly and pressing my cheek to the back of her head.

“It’s going to be okay. You’re a beautiful, talented, loving woman. You’re going to meet an amazing man, and we’re going to look back on this time in our lives and laugh.”

“And what about you?” She turned a little and I released her.

“What about me?” I igno
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