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"I called you and you were obviously at his place because he came with you."
"Yeah, and?"
"And it's late. Maybe you were going to have your own fun tonight."
"No, we were just going to work. We?—"
“Maybe you were going to work. Maybe something else was going to happen." She shrugs. "But he doesn't seem like he's that bad of a guy."
"What are you saying?"
"He came here with you to make sure you were going to be okay to make sure I was okay. That's a pretty stand-up thing to do."
"Sure, he has his moments," I agree. "But I don't want to just leave you at a hotel and?—"
"Trust me. I just want to be by myself for the rest of the night. I want to lie in. I want to get room service. I want to just have a bath for four hours and scrub my entire body clean." She takes a deep breath. "And then watch Netflix."
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah. I mean, I'd be grateful for the ride to the hotel, but I want you to enjoy your night. Just be careful."
"What does that mean?"
"We don't want two shitty stories in our friendship, right?"
I burst out laughing and hug her. "I love you."
"I love you too."
"I'm worried about you though, you know?"
"I know," she says. "I'm just going through some shit, but I'll figure it out."
"I'm always here for you. Whatever you need, whatever you want."
"I know," she says. "That's why you're my best friend and that's why I love you. And tell Kingston that I'm very grateful that he accompanied you as well."
"I will. Okay, let me go out and make sure Radium's gone," I say as I head toward the door.
"Okay. I'm just going to get some stuff together in a bag as well."
I head out into the living room and find Kingston sitting on the couch. He looks up at me with a query in his eyes. His dark hair is fluffy and he looks slightly tired.
"Everything okay?"
"Yeah. She just kind of had a little bit of a crazy night."
"Yeah, that's what I gather."
"Oh?" I ask him as I sit next to him on the couch.
His lips twitch slightly. "Yeah, Radium kind of told me what happened." His eyes widen and he smirks. "I mean, she shouldn't be embarrassed. That's something that does happen when…you know."
"That's what I told her," I say, blushing. "She wants to stay the night at a hotel though," I tell him.
"Oh, okay. And are you staying there with her?"
"No." I shake my head. "I told her that we had work to do."
