“So.” He waves his cookie. “How’d it go?” I glare at him and shove another cookie in my mouth. I wasn’t expecting to have to lie so quickly. I assumed he’d be out of the loop because he’s the one person in our friend group who didn’t originate with Jules. He socializes with us occasionally, sometimes for movie nights but mostly game nights, since his boyfriend, Hamza, loves to go out and makes lots of plans for them. On top of that, Toni’s still very much involved with the local artists’ circle. That’s how he and I met, though we didn’t really become friends until he got a job here to
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