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EastonionNW "It's ok. Nobody likes being hurt," Nate said sympathetically. "Do you need a hug?"
"I ..." Jez was actually taken aback by the question. A hug? Jez wasn't the huggy sort. "Yes." Wow, the word had just stepped out of her mouth without them meaning to. "Please don't tell Scott, okay?" she asked, biting her lip. "I don't want him to get awkward around me. I need friends, not a boyfriend." As shown by Nate, her friend to who she could tell things.