“You know I love you,” I tried to placate, hooking arms with her. “You’re my best friend.” “But so is he.” I shrugged, helpless. “Is that such a bad thing?” “It’s an amazing thing,” she encouraged in a sad tone. “When he’s not off his rocket.” “Casey.” “Just be careful, okay?” she hurried to say. “I know you love him, Aoife, and I know what you and Joey have is about as real as it gets, but so are his issues.” “He’s doing better,” I heard myself defend. “For now.” “He’s doing better, Casey,” I reiterated thickly. “I don’t have a crystal ball to show me the future, so I’ll take a ‘for now’ as a
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