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No.

“Yeah. I miss having this place to myself.”

I don’t.

“Really?”

“Mm-hmm.”

Then I close myself in my bedroom to change.

Holy shit.

I think I’m going to miss him.

Chapter

Eleven

Dutton

Rumor is that you ditched town to avoid me.

Preston

I’m not avoiding you. I have to work.

Dutton

You’ve been working here all week.

Preston

This requires my physical presence.

Dutton

Did Grace go with you?

Gavin

I can’t believe you asked that.

Hudson

Was this text thread really for all of us?

Luca

Hudson! Don’t ruin it for me. How else am I supposed to stay in the loop?

Miles

You could text someone on the side to ask.

Declan

I second that idea.