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FOURTEEN
"If you are going to be frowning and glaring at my guys all day, maybe you shouldn't be here," Rudy says as he adjusts on his not so stable couch.
Rudy's home is always rowdy with his guys and their hoes, there's little or no privacy. The air is always filled with smoke from cigars and vapes. The furniture is old and some use the wall for support. When Beth started dating Rudy she felt really uncomfortable but now, she is used to it.
Beth isn't enduring all this because she is in love with Rudy, she has stopped believing in love when Leo; David's father left her.
Beth and Leo were high school lovers and the town's couple goals. Even though Leo left for college they still remain strong. Leo dropped out of college during his final years, Beth didn't know why but supported him still.
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