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“Is everything okay?” Shawn questioned when he saw James drinking alone at his bar. “You were so excited to come to this party so why do you look as though your entire world just crumbled? Come on, man! It's a party. Loosen up and have some fun, okay?” James sighed, not saying anything as he poured himself another shot of alcohol. “Fine then, I'll just join you,” Shawn said as he grabbed a shot glass. “Okay, what happened? I saw you talking to Renee earlier. Is that what has got you so down?” James sighed again, shaking his head. “I know it was a bit too much but I hoped that she maybe, had feelings for me y'know and that was the reason why she did what she did with me. But when I approached her, she looked so disgusted by me and you should have heard what she said to me. It was humiliating.” “I know I shouldn't say this but I told you, man. That girl is nothing but a bag of trouble,” Shawn shrugged. “From what I've heard about her and the little I've seen about her, she only