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Just what every man wants to hear

FREYA

Sorry.

OSCAR

Freya…

FREYA

Right.

Look.

It’s not that I didn’t want you to kiss me.

I just get in my head sometimes.

What I saw wasn’t someone in her head, it was blind panic. I can’t shake the feeling that someone’s put that there.

She mentioned a shitty ex. Maybe it’s got something to do with him? There’s a hot flash of anger at the idea.

What the hell happened to her?

OSCAR

We can take things as slow as you want to

FREYA

I don’t want to make you wait around.

Oh, Freya. I wish I was with her so I could pull her into my arms and hold her until she stops feeling like this.

OSCAR

I’ll wait as long as you want me to

FREYA

How are you so sure you even want this?

We hardly know each other

OSCAR

I don’t know, I think I know you pretty well

But I’ve got a good feeling about you, Malcolm

And I always follow my gut

Chapter Twenty-Four

FREYA

The doorbell rings just as I’m draining a pot of pasta.