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Melissa wasvicariously through me I could spice up her day a little Tell her all about Kyle’s stoirlfriend, and hoould work, and how the three other soldiers living in this old lakehouse estate

were probably as ripped and shredded and beautiful as Kyle was

Instead I told her nothing

What are you hiding Sammara?

That little voice again, nagging atin the back ofit all the way to the front

You’re thinking of calling him, aren’t you?

I was I definitely was And that was probably a bad idea

It is a bad idea, the voice adht now

“HELLO?”

I blinked awake, as if co at me curiously

“So are you going to go out with hiain?” she asked, probably for the second or third time

“No,” I said quickly “I mean, I don’t think so”

“And why the hell not?” she exclaireat kisser!”

“An a kisser,” I corrected

“There you go!” she laughed “So why not call him?”