Chapter Sixty-Five

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�You gonna stick by me?�

�Maybe�.�

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When I finally got home, I found Leon in the living room, waiting for me with a gallon of Ben & Jerry�s Chocolate Fudge Brownie. I practically collapsed on the couch next to him, grabbed a spoon off the table and dug in. Leon didn�t say anything, but I didn�t really expect him to.

�God, I love you so much right now,� I said a few minutes later, around a mouthful of ice cream.

�Yeah, well, I got the ice cream for me, but I figured you could prolly use some too,� Leon laughed.

�We�re gonna end up so fat�� I said, poking his belly.

�Yeah, prolly,� he said, still laughing.

�But�.� I started, thinking aloud, �why do *you* need ice cream? You didn�t�.�

�Yeah�Amber and me broke up. Again.�

�Oh, God,� I moaned. �What happened this time, do I even want to ask?�

�Nah,� he muttered, �prolly not. Just the same old shit, you know.�

�Our lives suck so much, don�t they?� I asked, leaning against him.

�Yeah, yeah they do,� he sighed as he wrapped his arm around me.