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See Not that I’ht stand, I’m perfectly okay with that Not that I wouldn’t love to ride that train again, so to speak, but it is what it is

No regrets That’s my new motto

In fact, it’s probably for the best if it was just a one-tis, and I freeze I’m not ready to see him A phone call? Fine But I’m not ready for hi silly and cliain

And if it’s a process server, well, I’m not prepared for that either

So, I do what any red-blooded wo, startling ?" Jules asks, also with a whisper

"Because I’m in the closet Someone’s at the door, and I don’t want to answer it"

"Arooman If you don’t want to answer the door, you just don’t You don’t have to hide"

"I’ I don’t want to see Wyatt I’m not ready for that yet"

"Who the hell is Wyatt?"

"My neighbor The one who caht And I totally had sex with hiain "Holy shit, Lia"

"I know, I fucked a stranger, and I feel a little slutty"

"As long as it was safe and consensual, why should you feel slutty?"

"It was those things But I feel slutty because I barely know his nairl," Jules says with a smile in her voice "But I still don’t think you should be hiding in the closet"

My phone beeps with another call trying to get through I check it and feel the butterflies in ht now"

"Answer it!"

"I’ll call you back"

"I’rin and accept his call "Hello?"

"Why aren’t you answering your door?"

I bite , but then decide, fuck it "Because I’ to be a jerk, I’m justdumb"

"Why?"

"Because, I don’t know" I rollstupid to my own ears, and then remember Jules on the other line "Hold on, I have another call"

I switch back to Jules "It’s him"

"And?"

"He’s at the door and wants to knohy I won’t answer it"

"I’hs "Go answer the door, and then callto tell you that we’re doing girls’ night out Friday night So don’t s up, and I switch back to Wyatt "You there?"