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maisie | jake
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sorry maisie can't meet up today i'm gonna have to cancel
in future, can you let me know more than 2 minutes in advance
it would be really useful
i'm sorry
you know that brings me to another point
in future
yeah?
well, is there?
a future?
yeah
i mean... what do you think?
jake you can't just keep taking what i think and making it your own, you've got to have your own opinions
so tell me now, what do you think?
i don't really like talking about this stuff, maisie
ha okay
its just you love love love talking about it with juliet
i don't talk about relationships with juliet
ok sure
i honestly don't
well what DO you talk about jake?
because you're texting her for hours a day
just random stuff
we never talk about random stuff
it's either our relationship or sex
and let me be straight with you, jake
i'm fucking sick of our relationship
well what do you want me to do?
if you don't know, then i can't help you
stop being so cryptic maisie, just tell me what you want
i'm sorry it had to come to this, and i try to not be jealous, but i'm giving you an ultimatum
you think i know fancy words like that?
jake this isn't the time to make jokes
sorry i forgot
forgot what?
that i like talking about serious stuff unlike your funny friend juliet? that i don't get your joke like funny juliet does?
why are you being like this?
here's my ultimatum, jake
juliet or me
what?
you actually can't be serious
i actually am
unlike funny juliet i don't make jokes
maisie you're being ridiculous
she's my friend
make your choice, jake
juliet or me
what's it gonna be?
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Short Story"Hit up this number for a good time." Juliet Lennox is quiet, contained and unprepared for when her crush, Jake Ryder, messages her out of the blue. By accident, of course. An accident that leads to a string of conversations, and possibly the star...
