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"And now you’re here--I can’t believe it! I bet you surprised the shit out of everyone here No one thought you’d co for Siood a tiood to be back, you know?" Then he went right on to ask her more about the app she just sold

Unbelievable

Ten minutes later, the three of us were at the bar With shots They continued to talk, fast and furious, and I began to piece it together Viv and Sih school, her parents were friends with his parents, blah blah blah Her father owned a computer software company, and all five, yes, count theone into the saone a different route, studying a general liberal arts curriculuame eventually bit her as well, and she wound up in the fah school Hated it! But I’ood at it; that stuff just makes sense to me," she explained to me between shots "Eventually I went out on ot lucky a few tiht ti

When she and Siether, no hankypanky happened She was real clear on that They were always just friends, friends ere thrown back together in an unreal setting and bonded quickly

"Siht only see once every five years, but if I needed soht her another shot "He’s a great fking guy"

Si

"You two seeonna break his heart are you?" Viv asked

"What?" I sputtered, taken off guard

"Are you?" she asked, her green eyes narrowing on me

"Is this where you tell me if I break his heart, you’ll break rinned I really shouldn’t like this girl, but I did

"Well, I have no intention of dying anytih, he wastiirl-in-every-town bullshit--thank God that’s over He seelad"

"He and I co If his parents hadn’t been killed, he likely never would’ve left this life Which is a great life, don’t get uy who needed more Shitty way for it to happen, but after his parents were gone he went out and explored a bit, did so her drink in her glass

"He’s an adventurer, no reed "You must be too"

"Me? Maybe once, but now I’ well--what do I need adventure for?"

I looked at this girl, who looked so different fro with energy; she looked like she could handle anything And her eyes sparkled at the idea of an adventure Yet she worked with computers all day?

"Yeah, you look like you’re really settled," I replied, arching an eyebrow

She swung her gaze back to"You just met me--how in the world do you think you’re entitled to make an observation like that?"

"You had your hands on my boyfriend’s ass--that pretty irl, Si her eyes offshe kneithout having to look "Marry this girl andbabies with her Like tolass, drained her own, kissed Simon soundly on the mouth, and sauntered off into the crowd of trust funds, her fishnets clashing with the twinsets in theeven harder when I saw Si rinned "You about ready to go?"

"Really? Already? You don’t want to stay?"

"I’ve seen the people I wanted to see, and it’s been great But there’s so his hand in the s me into his dance space

"What’s that?"

"You’re not wearing anything under that dress, are you?" heme shiver

"Busted," I admitted His hand moved just south of the sirl," he breathed

"Let’s go say good-bye to the apostles," I replied,the Hoood-byes to everyone, offering congratulations again to Trevor and Megan Simon seeood-bye As of past glory, he laughed until he daathered, they wished hi He promised to return

We finally saw Tae

Sihtly

We led withtiny circles on the inside of my palm When his eyes met mine, they burned We didn’t speak much, and alked down the hallway to our room, he kept that hand solidly in the small of my back

Once inside the rooainst the inside of the door, hisMy hands went to his shoulders i to reht was forHis hands closed briefly around my throat as he turned my face to kiss my neck Mht and every night "To watch all those woas about you"

He pulled back to look at ht wanted to fk you, Si when h "I do"

He had me out of the dress in seconds, bra off a second after "Leave the boots," he instructed, undoing his pants "And get on the bed"

I laid back, the cool coainst one, pants unbuckled, hair tousled fro over my body as I shivered just fro," hethe long length "You have no idea, do you?"

"Christ, Si hi firs for h he’d cast a spell "Touch yourself, Caroline"

My heart exploded out of ht that he wanted to watch ers and just barely grazing my nipples They stiffened instantly, and I closedwith those da hiswith pleasure than bordered on pain

"Lower," he coht hand travel farther south, dipping down to discover I was soaked for hiers, he took a staggered breath At the second pass I brushed against ered breath as