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"He's gone."
Hannah's voice was a blurred ball of anxiety over the phone.
"Do you have any idea where he went..?" Kaitlyn sounded hoarse, even to her own ears.
It was quiet, and for a moment she thought maybe the woman hung up. She cupped the phone closer to her, her fingers trembling.
She heard Hannah breathe a sigh. "I know he wouldn't do anything crazy, and I did call his job--he's still there. I pretended to need an appointment." She informed with a laugh before she grew serious again. "But I don't know where he he went... or where he's staying. Knowing Jackson, he could be holding up in a hotel until he finds an apartment or until he calms down. I'm sorry, Kaitlyn. He wasn't himself last night, he was a mess."
The information had her bringing her lip between her teeth, before she froze, remembering how Jackson had informed her how much he had liked when she did that. Instantly, she f
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