J.D. cleared his throat and pushed the button on the intercom. โUh, Payton, hi. Itโs J.D.โ Dead silence. Then another crackle. โSorry. Not interested.โ Cute. But J.D. persisted. Again with the button. โI want to talk to you.โ Crackle. โEver hear of a telephone, asshole?โ Okay, he probably deserved that.
Julie JamesYou came along and changed everything. I donโt want to be some guy youโre fooling around with anymore, Rylann. I want to be with you all the way.
Julie JamesHopefully when he moved his things out of the apartment, he at least took his CDs. I mean, we might be gay, butโฆ Enya? Really?
Julie JamesIs that an invitation?โ โI suppose it is.โ โGood.โ Cadeโs voice dropped lower, adding one last thing before hanging up. โAnd tell your friend in the striped shirt that heโs in my seat.
Julie JamesWell, Ma, see... there's this girl." Silence. He checked to make sure the call hadn't been dropped. "You still there, Ma?" A sniffle. "You can't be crying already," he said. "I haven't told you anything about her yet." "It doesn't matter, Nick," his mother said through her tears. "Those are the three words I've been waiting thirty-four years to hear.
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