Elliot was disappointed, and then he actually listened to what Luke was saying and took a sharp left turn into being offended. “Why wouldn’t I be?” Luke fiddled with his pudding rather than looking up. “You were always so . . . exorbeetent . . . about it.” “Ex or bee tent? . . . Oh. You mean ‘exorbitant,’ loser. And as opposed to all the other reasonable well-balanced sides to my personality, you mean?” Elliot scoffed at the very idea that he might not have been serious. “Like you’d know anything about how I feel.” “Fine,” said Luke. “I hope you’ll both be very happy.” “Thank you,” said Elliot
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