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Chapter 10 – Botched


PRESENT:

The Bachelorette party:

Hard-drinking, loud laughing…me, eyeing Jasper's cousin ala Beyoncé 'cause Vicky, with the red hair.

Vicky's a regular on Edward's timeline.

I'm a financier who outsmarted love's pitfalls.

Craving fresh air after one-too-many, I stumble outdoors.

He's steppin' out of the Truck-o'-love.

"You okay?" he frowns.

Sealin' my lips 'cause recall, I'm plastered.

"Bella?"

"Here to pick up Ginger?"

See?

"Yeah."

"She's…lovely, but your status reads 'Single,' so…" I chuckle. "However, I'm no sleuth."

He sighs. "Me neither, but Suited-up-Liam's no longer on your timeline."

"Edward…I botched it."

Brief silence.

"What did you botch, Bella?"

An eternity.

"You…me…us."


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