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Fixing the Broken
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“No one measured up,” she said quietly.
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“To who?” Mike asked, based on the expression, she could tell he was confused.
“To you,” Danielle admitted.
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“It didn’t start out that way,” she clarified. “I had casually dated someone for a few months before I started working with you. But it ended for no real reason right before I started. Then I met you...” her voice trailed off as if he could fill in the rest.
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No Longer Broken
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“I can take you places you’ve never been before. Stick with me, and I’ll teach you a thing or two.”
“I’m really going to lose it over you. I can feel it.”
“You and me both.”
“I better go. Let you get some rest and all,” he drawled into the phone.
“All right. I’ll talk with you later, okay?”
“Night, beautiful girl.”
“Good night, Josh,” she said, smiling as she clicked off the line.