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I sed up there”

He breathes hard and runs two hands through his hair “You’ve had a couple serious relationships in your life, and you think you can handle a polyamorous one?”

“Whoa,” I hold up a hand “You think I’ve had a couple serious relationships? When? Who?”

He frowns and his hands fall to his sides “High school? Clara?”

I rock back “Not serious, Thatcher Not at all” I raiseBobby Donati the day after we slept together”

“What about Denise? Eleventh grade?”

“That wasn’t even close to being a relationship I didn’t let it get that far”

“Why not?”

I shake“I don’t know No spark? Wasn’t feeling it I was a fucking kid, man” I rubwent anywhere but downhill, and I was fine with that Less attachments”

He blinks hard “Why’d I think those lasted longer?”

I’ “Probably because I didn’t care to talk about them And probably because you wanted to think better ofaround all the time”

Thatcher grimaces “You weren’t a playboy, Banks”

I nod once Looking back, I just needed an emotional connection to enjoy the sexual one Wish I could tell Young Banks that before he went and had some miserable fuckin’ lays

My brother wipes his lips “So to confirm, you’ve had zero serious relationships”

I bob my head “Affirmative”

“Christ, Banks,” he says heavily “And you think this is a good idea?”

“It’s the only idea that makes any sense, Thatcher Otherwise, I lose her and hiet both I want both”

His frown lines deepen “Are you sleeping with Akara too?”

“No,” I say casually, not hostile about it “I’ with her”

A question bores through his intense eyes

“Ask it, et offended at anything he said or did

“Are you both fucking her at the same time?” he asks

“Not yet”

His eyes grow dark “You’re not exactly small”

I nod “I’ careful I would never hurt her”