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Chapter 188: Gear Up
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2024-10-29 19:42:56Meredith was on her third glass of cranberry vodka. All of them she had a double. She was throwing them back thinking about Brayden and his new house guest. What was with him and having women over while married?
Yes, they were sort of in the separation process but he had said he wanted to work on things. First there was Helena and now this new chic. Meredith swallowed the last half of her fourth drink and sighed because she was in love with him.
"Someone's had a week," Ben reacted to Meredith's large swallow. Edward raised his eyebrows at Meredith and guessed her drinking had to do with his brother.
"Something like that," Meredith responded. Taylor looked at Meredith and sighed then asked her how her new job was going.
"You need to do something to get your mind off of things," Taylor told Meredith over the chatter of the bar.
"Yeah I have too much time to think," Meredith said. Edward and Ben were actual in what seemed to be some intense conv
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