Ashton looked at the level and made a perturbed face. " And I suppose you chose that height, because it's my height..... right? What are you a carnival ride? " She asked with a bit of annoyance as she poked Allen in the ribs."If I set my bar too high then you might not get included," Allen said with a snort. He gently moved her wrist a little higher.
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Haley furrowed her brow slightly as she tried to discern if whether he was serious. "If you can't love yourself, how can you really love anyone else? You'd just be loving them out of a need, not a want. You can't expect someone else to fill that need."
(These two too often end up in practically a counseling session)
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(I know, right! Lol.

Dyrus smirked and glanced to Haley. "How's that been working for you? This whole loving thing is still relatively new to me. " He observed aloud.