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“Not yet”

“But you want me to have this in case you end up dead?”

“Yep,” I reply, noting her indifferent tone“That’s not how I anticipated this conversation going”

“I take it you’re going back to his place” She doesn’t know about the hotel, but she knoould never take a randooing to be an alfresco assignation?”

“You mean, like in an alleyway somewhere?” What is with her today?

“Nothing says special like sex up against a dumpster”

“Bins They’re not called dumpsters here” I don’t rise to her tone as I pinch a little

colour into my cheeks

“It doesn’t matter what they’re called,” she drawls

“And why is that?”

“Because to the best of e

as your big sister, you have never had a one-night stand Not even to get over he who ardless of whether a bin or du to have sex with a man you just met Flirt with one, sure I can picture that But sex? Nope”

“I don’t want to hear you’ve tried to picturesex, Kennedy That’s just creepy Take a look at that photo again,” I say, al on my toes with excitement

“Holland” My sister draws

syllables

“Kennedy” I respond in the same way

“This isn’t like you”

“I know, but this is the first time I’ve met hiiving off He started off all cool and res” When he licked his finger and toldto burst—explode!

“Well, now that et a chance to ask what she

the challenge The chase” I guess she’s not wrong “The minute you’re sure he’s interested, you’ll drop him like a bad habit”

“I know he’s interested I can see it in the way he looks at er More like he’d devour ht”

“Well, it is time you moved on,” she replies carefully