She’s the closest thing I have to a cuddle buddy, outside of AJ. I have been avoiding him as of late though, and he can tell. He sends me all kinds ...of texts, and e-mails. He even sent flowers, asking if I was mad at him. Of course I’m not, but each time we spend time together I feel as though I fall for him. I decide to text him, so he doesn't think I’m mad at him. That’s not right, or fair of me. “Hey AJ, I've been swamped with work. You know how it is.” “Lexi Girl! What’s up Doll? You take. ”All three of them started to thank him, but he held up his hand. He was about to say that he should have left them there, but a glance at the Sheriff he stopped himself. Instead, he said, “Don’t ever mention it again.”The Sheriff slowly shook his head and opened the door. He stated, “I’ll be seeing you tonight at the diner. My niece has arranged an account there for you to pay for your meals from donations. Now, I’ll expect you kids to tell me how he’s treating you. Okay?”The trio all nodded,. She walked to the couch with two piping hot mugs of hot chocolate and set them on the rickety wooden coffee table. They sipped on the sweet liquid and discussed their majors, classes, and what they hoped to do after college. The curtains next to the couch were wide open, revealing the silvery stars and the nearly full moon. “I hadn’t realized it was this late, I should probably start to cook some di—,” she began, but was interrupted by the crushing of his sugary lips onto her own. She decided. And yet, I didn’t have an opinion on it. I guess over-exposure chips away at novelty. Mum and Dad were always busy, sometimes travelling over the country. Darren spent a lot of time talking to people, other big names in the corporate world. Tyler spent days locked up underground in labs, getting all excited over things he couldn’t talk about. People usually thought it was a bigger deal than it was. I’d been around the company complex a lot. I’d seen everything. It wasn’t that special. ‘I heard.