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2020-08-10 16:20:01"It was worth a try don't you think?"
"Were you joking?"
Ryder sighed as he ran a hand through his hair.
"I was not and the offer is still open just in case you reconsider."
"No thank you Ryder. If you'd excuse me, I'd like to go back to work."
Holly stood up from her seat as she turned to leave, not ready to look into Ryder's eyes. She was afraid she might change her decision.
Well, she couldn't change her decision, because then it would be wrong. No matter what her body was telling her, Ryder Bates was not the right guy for her and she had to start accepting it.
So far, his presence in her life has caused her to lose her best friend. There was no way in hell she'd allow him to still stay in her life.
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"And fifteen seconds later, he was like, did you come?""And I was like, Mark I'm still in my underwear!!"The whole table busted into another round of laughter. Ryder was holding Holly's waist as he threw his head back in laughter.The table arrangement had put Ryder and Holly in the same table as two of Mark's aunts that he hated and one of Dulce's cousin she didn't really like and the table was far back.But with a generous amount of alcohol, Holly and Mark's aunties had loosened up. Mark's Aunties entertained the table with tales from Mark's childhood and Holly made them all laugh with their boring sex life and relationship fails.
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