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askedandparkedthecarinfrontofStarbucks.
    “Youwantsomething?”Bethyaskedassheopenedthedoor.Iwasn’tsurethatcaffeinewas
    goodforthe…forthebaby.IshookmyheadandwaiteduntilshegotoutofthecarbeforeIlet outthesobinmychestIhadn’tbeenexpecting.Ihadn’tthoughtaboutwhatthosetwopink stripesmeant.Ababy.Rush’sbaby.Oh,God.
    Isteppedoutofthecarandwalkedaroundthefronttogetintothepassengerside.Bythe timeIwasbackinthecarandbuckledupBethywasheadedbacktothecar.Shelookedalittle moreawakealready.Ipushedthoughtsofmybabybackandfocusedon indingCain.Icould dwellonmyfuture,onmybaby’sfuturelater.
    “Okay.Ihavecaffeine.I’mreadytofindthisdude.”
    Ididn’tcorrecther.Iknewsheknewhisnamebynow.I’duseditseveraltimes.Shewas
    justrefusingtoacknowledgeit.Thiswasherformofrebellion.CainrepresentedSumitand shedidn’twantmeinSumit.Insteadofaggravatingmeitwarmedme.Shewantedmewith
    heranditfeltnice.
    “HeleftRosemarybecauseofthepriceofhotelrooms.So,he’ssomewhereaffordable.Can
    youtakemetoafewofthose?”Iasked.
    Shenoddedbutshedidn’tlookatme.Shewastexting.Great.Ineededhertofocusandshe was more than likely telling Jace we were almost there. I didn’t really want Jace to know anything.

    We drove around for thirty minutes with me checking parking lots at all of the cheap motelsintown.Thiswasgettingfrustrating.Hehadtobeheresomewhere.“CanIuseyour phone?I’mgonnacallhimagainandlethimknowI’mherelookingforhim.He’lltellmewhere heiswhenheknowsI’vedrivenallthisway.”
    BethyhandedmeherphoneandIquicklydialedCain’snumber.Itrangtwice.
    “Hello?”
    “Cain. It’s me. Where are you? I’m just outside of Rosemary and I can’t ind your truck anywhere.”
    Therewassilence,then“Dammit.”
    “Don’tgetallmad.Ineededtocheckonyou.Icameoutheretodriveyouhome.”Iknew
    he’dbefrustratedthatIcamethisclosetoRosemaryagain.
    “ItoldyouI’dbehomeonceIsleptitoff,Blaire.Whycouldn’tyouhavestayedput?”The aggravationinhisvoiceannoyedme.Youwouldthinkhewasn’thappyI’dcometocheckon
    him.
    “Whereareyou,Cain?”Iaskedagain.ThenIheardit.Afemalevoiceinthebackground.The phonebecamemuf led.Itdidn’ttakeageniusto igureoutCainwaswithafemaleandhewas tryingtohideitfromme.Thispissedmeoff.NotbecauseIthoughtCainandIhadachance butbecausehe’dletmethinkhewashurtandaloneinastrangecity.Asshole.
    “Listen.Idon’thavetimeformoreofyourstupidassgames,Cain.I’vebeenthere,done
    that.Nexttime,couldyounotmakeitsoundlikeyouneedmewhenit’sobviousyoudon’t.”
    “Blaire,no.Listentome.Itisn’twhatyouthink.Icouldn’tsleepafteryoucalledsoIgot backinthetruckandheadedbackhome.Iwantedtoseeyou.”
    A girl’s angry scream came from the other side of the phone. He was pissing off whoeverwaswithhim.Theboywasanidiot.
    “Gomakeyourcompanyfeelbetter.Idon’tneedanexplanation.Idon’tneedanythingfrom you.Ineverdid.”
    “BLAIRE!NO!Iloveyou,baby.Iloveyousomuch.Pleaselistentome,”hebeggedandthe girlwithhimgotmorehysterical.“ShutupCallie!”heroaredandIknewthenhewasbackin Sumit.HewaswithCallie.
    “You went to Callie? You came home so I wouldn’t worry and went to see Callie? You’re ridiculous,Cain.Forreal?Thisdoesn’thurtme.Youcan’thurtmeanymore.Butstopandthink about others’ feelings for a change. You keep jerking Callie around and it’s wrong. Stop thinkingwithyourpenisandgrowup.”
    IpressedendandhandedBethybackherphone.Hereyeswerewideasshestaredatme.
    “HewentbacktoSumit,”Isaidinwayofexplanation.
    “Yeah…Igotthatpart,”Bethysaidslowly.Shewaswaitingformore.Shedeservedmore.
    She’dbroughtmebackhere.ShewasalsotheonlyrealfriendIhad.Cainwasn’tafriend.Not really.Arealfriendwouldn’tkeepdoingstupidstufflikehedid.
    “CanIsleepatyourplacetonight?Idon’tthinkI’mgoingbackthere.Iwasleavingsoon anyway.I’ll igureoutwhereI’mgoingtomorrowandthenwhenIgetthereI’llhaveGrannyQ
    ship the rest of my things. It isn’t like I have that much anyway. My truck is headed to the