“All right, look. I’m not suffering from some delusion that she’ll change her mind and want me instead. You should see her talk about him.” He laughed, but the sound verged on deflated. “She’ll never talk about me like that. I’ve managed my expectations. I will come out of this unscathed. And more importantly, single.” Mailer bashed his fist against the locker and cheered. Sig and Burgess looked dubious. Robbie managed to keep his smile intact through two lasagnas and three episodes of Reacher, but when he got into bed that night and stared at the ceiling, seeing nothing but challenging brown
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