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I DON’T CARE!

So I’m guessing you don’t want me to tell you the ending?

For the love of god, PLEASE STOP.

You ran out of there screaming before she explained that it took the emergency room personnel three hours and a tool normally reserved for use in invasive gynecological procedures.

I’m begging you.Have some compassion.

And that’s why flared bases are so important.

You are a cruel, cruel woman, Maya Parker.

You love it.

Usually, yes.Now I’m not so sure.

How’s the job search going?

Don’t ask.

That good?

I just don’t understand.People were desperate to lure me away from Chambers before this.

And all of a sudden, nothing?It doesn’t make sense.

It’s only been a couple of weeks.Maybe they don’t know you’re available.

Maybe.That might explain things.

So … have you talked to Sierra and Andie yet?

Not yet…

What’s holding you back?




twenty-three

it all comes down to Alan Rickman

Maya

“Andso,aftersomesoul-searching, and after talking to Nana, I realized I’ve been too hard on you.I’m so incredibly sorry.Can you ever forgive me?”

“You big baby.”Sierra grabbed my hand and yanked me to my feet before wrapping me in a tight hug.“Of course we forgive you.”

“We forgave you before you started begging,” Andie added, grinning, “but it was a nice touch.”

I exhaled a laugh, relief flooding my veins.I don’t know what I would have done if Andie and Sierra hadn’t forgiven me.

“We knew you wouldn’t stay mad for too long.Granted, two weeks is longer than I had expected, but you’re here now.I’m sorry we kept that from you, especially knowing how strongly you felt about it.”Andie took her seat again.“If we’d told you when we first learned about … well, about what happened to you.It would have been better to get it all out there in the beginning.”