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"Yes, she's just a friend! She's the kind of friend I didn't want to ruin our relationship with by dating her!"
"You love her so much you're afraid of losing her?" Gemma cackled.
"You're stubbornly delusional, irrational, and ignorant. I'm done."
Veer walked out of the room, leaving Gemma laughing and shouting at him. He took a blanket from the linen closet and went back to Ila's room. But Ila wasn't asleep like he'd hoped. She was sitting up in her bed crying; her headphones were not on.
"Daddy!"
"Hey sweetheart."
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