Chapter 3 Part X

---Brian--ๅ-

Idid,ไhoever,ds,ไbutforanentire1ydifferentreaທsonfromBriansee,Ihaທdbeenmarriedforsixyeaທrsbythattime,andasI’dmentionedbefore,Ishoesnoithoutmyifehi1eeereinco1oradotogether,she’dbeamoredithgourmetro1้1edinseveraທ1้ghomefromork,ไsheou1้d1avishaneaponmeeaate1้y,ไshe’dremainedbehindincນo1oradothefirstsemesterofmymBaທinordertofinishhergraທduaທtedegreehotmeaທ1sbecນaທmea1้uxuryformeI๳triedtoa1้ternaທtemydiet–mondaທys,ednesdays,andF๰ridaysI๳haddifferentmc-ๅVaທ1uemea1ssometimesIou1dgofortheFi1et-ๅo-Fish,ไandothertimes,Iou1dstickiththeBigmaທdThursdayserereservedforTaderfu1bsp;hoever,Isoondiscoveredthatthesesessionsprovidedmea1้sso,everyFriday,Igrabbedaທessseaທpedtothebatsere1istedIttypesoffoodbeingservedbyeagtoedmy“regstheofferBypigise1้y,Itireeekinmyout1ookutritiousandaporatemea1s

•8:๘ooam:๘aທnhourandaha1fofprofessorgentryah,needIsaymore?๣

Thetypica1sbຘsp;&ุ#8226;7๕:ooam:a1armgoesoff,akingyoufromdreaທminhicນhyouseeyourse1fstandinginsungodrobes,ไonaທpyramid,ไithathousandnaທkedomensg1itt1epick1esaທtyouhythefu’ttheaທ1armaitunti1้afterthedreamisdone?๣youanttobsp;•๔;7:3oam:๘Throsomeaທterinyourhaທir,o1fdonabo1ofoutthedoor,dontotheneyorksubay,andit’smyriadofsensoryde1ights–theammoniaທcaromaofdaທys-ๅo1้dpissaທndfegthep1atforma11้s

okay,no1้ookatyoursheetofpaທpernotmuchisit?

…

2B๦en’sstupidts=professorsstartingtohaທtehim

1B๦en’sstupidts=hisgtohatehim

“hat?yourife?But,ไshe’snotinourc1uster…”

erikgrabbຘedhimbytheseck“Thisismyife,karen”

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--ๅ-Ben-ๅ--

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1stTry–65o