"Yikes, Rory, I'm sorry. I knew you didn't drink alcohol, but I didn't think that tiny truffle would do that to you." "It's okay, Ray, I didn't think it would either." "Here, have this glass of water." She handed it to me. "Just for that, I'm paying the bill tonight." "Really?" "But don't get used to it, okay?" she said, rubbing my back. "Hey, I was thinking—we could invite Ethan to come with us." "Are you nuts? Why would we do that?" "Okay, fine, if you don't want to," she replied, sounding a little down. That night, I was getting ready. I decided to wear the same pants I wore to the agricultural fair, a gift from Denise, but when I went to button them, it was a bit of a struggle. I had been eating better lately because I'd decided I wouldn't let my body suffer for my problems. Rachel honked outside my house. She had a car, which was great because we could go to places farther away. I always chipped in for gas, even though she insisted it wasn't necessary. We got to
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