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We Can Work It Out   by C.R.M. Nilsson Darlene offers you a drink and you accept gratefully. I bite my lip. I feel like a child again – a child in trouble that’s been dragged to the headmistress’s office. It’s not a feeling I particularly enjoy. “Look, I’m sorry,” I say. “I’m sorry too,” you say. “I shouldn’t have said that.” “No, you shouldn’t have. But I shouldn’t have been dismissive of your feelings. We’re acting like kids playing at being adults.” I inhale deeply and wish I still smoked. Darlene comes back with a cup of coffee for you. “I’ll leave you alone to talk,” she says firmly. Back

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