Claire's confidence slipped as she looked around the table.
I took my phone out of my pocket.
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"Dan," Mark said, outraged. "We're friends."
"Yeah, we are," Daniel said, quietly. "Friendship doesn't mean I lie for you."
"Are you serious?" Claire snapped. "Of course, you're supposed to lie for your friends. That's how you prove your loyalty, Daniel."
"You always were needy and controlling, Claire, but you've gone too far this time," Daniel replied. Then he looked at Mark. "And if you'd told me that you were planning to get back with her, I would've reminded you about the way she acted when she left you the first time."
"Friendship doesn't mean I lie for you."
Mark's jaw dropped.
Claire turned to him and said, "I guess we're finally seeing the true Daniel, and he's no friend of yours."
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I sensed a new round of argument about to start, but I wanted no part of it.
