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When she walked away to tend to soer had a distraction and the pain returned in full force I checked ain to see if Nina had returned my calls, and of course, she hadn’t I did have a voicemail…from Ivy

I went outside to escape the noise of the bar and played the e She was somewhat incoherent Given thatI seeood bye’

Shit What was Ivy trying to tell me? She rarely called roup hoht staff confirmed that she was in her roooodbye" had scared the shit out ofuneasy, I walked back inside and stayed sitting at the bar until they closed I think I almost passed out intis were hazy as I exited the bar Even the cold air hittingwalk home, an older white Volvo pulled up beside me

"Jake…come on Get in I’ll drive you hoot in the car It beat walking several blocks, feeling like crap

Her car smelled like peaches, or was it her hair? I didn’t know What I did knoas that Lexie was bad news, and so was this decision I just made

"Where do you live?"

"1185 Lincoln It’s right over this Greek restaurant, Eleni’s"

"Yup I know that place"

The streetlights and buildings we passedblurred line In less than ten minutes, we had arrived at my doorstep

I turned to Lexie "Thanks for the ride I definitely had too much to drink…thanks to you"

"Well, you were pretty upset when you walked in, and you needed to loosen up After you told htly when I said, "You did succeed in helping hed "So, thanks…I think"

"Anyti her hand on ain," I said as I exited the car unusually fast, stu a little I could tell she was disappointed that I wasn’t asking her in Lexie was the type of girl I probably would have sought out a couple of years ago…sex with no strings or expectations But Nina ruined me for other women She was all I wanted

Iroom where I collapsed onto the couch while the room spun I turned on the television and became fascinated by a Zu out of the screen and trying to ue with me

A few minutes later, there was a knock at the door I pushed myself up off the couch and opened it

Lexie

She lifted up an iPhone "Forget so the phone "How did you get up here?"

"You left the front door open I knocked on the floor below, but the lady told ured door nuoodnight and send her on her merry way, she pushed her way past s as she sat down With the thigh high black leather boots she earing, she looked like a whore

"What are you watching?"

"Zuh "You’re funny, Jake"

I lifted et drunk," I said, joining her on the couch I laid my head back "Ditch the workout, join the party," I mumbled

"What?"

"Neverblonde hair, Lexie alirl was definitely sexy, but Nina was el

Sexy alone just didn’t do it forexcept Nina did it for me

Some time passed, but I was too out of it to kno manyI knew, Lexie was topless and straddling me over my jeans

She whispered inhot, Jake I want to go down on you"

Fuck

My dick was hard I was out of it but not enough to evermyself in that way to someone else I loved Nina Even if she didn’t want to be with ht now, et off"

"I was getting off"

"I et off of me You should have never come in here I really need to take a leak When I coht you wanted it You were staring at ht and look at you…you’re hard"

"Lexie, with all due respect, you were sitting on my ck when I was asleep It has a mind of its own And as for your tits,at theirl (…for a whore), but I told you earlier, I a to the bathrooest piss of my life Ion the toilet while over awaitedarea, Lexie was gone

She was gone, but I wasn’t alone

My heart This couldn’t be happening

Nina stood in the middle of the room with tears in her eyes

Blood rushed to my head "Nina? Nina…baby, what just happened? What do you think you just saw?"

She just continued to stand in front ofand held her eyes closed She looked like she was about to hyperventilate

God help me This was so bad

I tried to coirl you saw…she drove one there because I was so sad over you You weren’t answering my calls I had too much to drink She dropped me off and ca happened, Nina Nothing happened!"

She wasn’t saying anything My heart was breaking She didn’t believe me

Fuck, I wouldn’t have believed me either

"I didn’t sleep with her I didn’t even kiss her Nina, I swear on rave!"