“Leave, or we will completely and unequivocally destroyeverythingyou’ve ever loved,” I growl. “And for the record, I’m startingright here. There’ll be bees. So many bees. Beeseverywhere.”
“I’m fucking leaving, you douchebags,” he snarls. “There’s nobody here worth knowing. Your numbers are uneven, and fuck you all.”
True to his word, he storms to the front door, flipping off the entire room of people.
“Somebody take Addison’s phone,” the third triplet yells.
“I’ll sit out,” Sabrina tells Iris. “Grey, just drink out of the carafe. Hey, you all remember that year the fairy lights short-circuited on our statue of Ol’ Snaggletooth and we thought his head was going to burn?”
A few people titter nervously.
Someone gasps.
I assume that’s Addison being tackled in the corner and having her phone taken away from her.
“Well, can’t say this won’t be the most memorable speed dating event the Tooth has ever seen,” Sabrina says. “Who wants to be the person talking about this at their wedding? Somebody’s falling inlovein here tonight, aren’t they? Hey, Bitsy, wanna hit the timer? Iris, call it for us, yeah? Let’s go!”
Voices pick up again around the room.
“Go go go,” Iris calls while she pulls the door shut behind Chandler.
“Have fun tonight,” Sabrina says softly to me. “Good luck.”
“Wait—” I start, but she doesn’t.
Instead, a perky blonde leaps between us.
“Hi,” she says. “I’m Oakleigh. We haven’t met. You were supposed to be at my table, but I thought I’d just come to you.”
I try to smile at her, but I can’t.
Not while I’m watching Sabrina head through the kitchen, knowing she’ll be slipping out the back door and off to god only knows where in this town.
“Sorry,” I murmur. “I have to go.”
And I do.
I stood up to Chandler.
I did what I came here to do.
But I think there’s something more that’s my real purpose here.
Something bigger.
Something terrifying.
But I’m about done with being afraid. It’s time to putSuper Vengeance Manto bed, and start beingSuper Greyinstead.
Just me.
All by myself.
Doing my best and taking a leap of faith.
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