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and then almost a thunder that vibr
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napkin holder, and plucks out a whi
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I meet Macon’s gaze, both of us f
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Light sprinkles hit my shoulders an
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me favors is painful.”“Meet you
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I jam my stick between her legs mid
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bounce off her lips. “Especially
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I laugh under my breath. What would
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of a sudden.Take what you want from
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door. Without thinking, I swing rig
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close.Stripping off my clothes, I h
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four. My phone rings, and I pull it
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fingers.I clear my throat. “So, w
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Priceless.But a thought hits me at
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“Five minutes, Clay,” he says,
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I RACE DOWN the field, sweat drippi
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And despite my anger, I laugh as he
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cypresses and tupelos, the scent of
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again, wishing he was here. What is
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“Don’t cry,” she whispers.“
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“I’ve wanted you for so long,
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I slide the switch, the blade unshe
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whispers, and I swear I can feel he
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like hers, so I never thought it wa
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“HAVE YOU SEEN her?” Amy asks,
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The cut at the corner of my mouth s
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I hope she does.I push through the
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me.I almost laugh. What? Does she f
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A sob lodges in my throat, and my b
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Her olive skin, how her bracelets m
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“CLAY.”I draw in a breath, pull
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laughter pour out of the banquet ro
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Mimi.She gives me her cheek, and I
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I giggle—actually fucking giggle
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Past the shop is a long street, hom
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I slide my change into the machine
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“Only one thing,” she teases, a
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outlet, and I was finally able to t
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pinch of their lips that they both
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“Clay, knock it off,” Callum ba
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“CLAY, LET’S GO!” Krisjen pul
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I open the door, my heart skipping
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“I will have you, Clay.” His to
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“Stay away from her or else.”
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I blink away the tears, steeling my
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look like shit in her eyes.“Touch
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She smiles. “You don’t have to
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doesn’t show. Where is she? Maybe
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to. “What the hell are you doing?
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I draw in a deep breath and exhale.
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next to mine, the cool metal feelin
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I sit down on the couch and prop my
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She casts a nervous glance around t
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rear window.They stop, and I hear t
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it rolls right into their goal.“Y
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us. “You desecrated our flag.”S
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leaving Liv and me.“Wait!” I st
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I lean against the door to the room
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Everyone else gave up.She holds me
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My dad died long before Clay and I
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what I want, and what’s right. Wh
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ceiling, and I lie in bed, phone in
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Become a worldwide superstar.“She
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still too timid to go for what she
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and mouth and…cunt.God, I want to
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diving down onto her clit and sucki
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though. I think you woke up the ent
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grip my ass and pull me into her. I
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and pick them up.I stare at them, t
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between us, and how I can still sme
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I’ll text Liv. I’ll get away an
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she moves.Her hair down her back. T
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I flex my jaw, watching as she says
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European cars hide it really well.
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away game without speaking to her c
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Letting my eyes drift around the ro
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trickles down my back. I twist my n
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“You dance nice,” she says.She
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“Right?” she grits out.I nod.
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through me, and I clench my thighs,
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I ALMOST REACH for Clay’s hand, b
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hunching over a little. I barely ha
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“God, you have a beautiful body,
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slamming into him and falling with
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Even though he has no interest in h
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She walks her fingers—index and m
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panties, finding her nub and caress
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skin, “You make me melt.”She cl
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HER EYES ALMOST glow in the dark.We
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But the tears keep coming, no matte
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“How about I dream of you tonight
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I look away, my whole body in a kno
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MY HANDS TREMBLE, a light sweat cov
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on fire again.“Get in the bathroo
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She tosses discarded towels into th
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is in a rut she can’t seem to pul
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I’ll lie and tell her I’m just
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days of privacy and being able to m
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“Caveman!”“Love bug!”“Gor
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“A booty call is better than a lo
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theater seats, passed out.Voices ri
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Her breath brushes my lips, and I c
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following her.“My dad, probably n
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half-full. A picture of him and som
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watching you.”We keep the lights
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“You okay?” I tease.A lump move
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letting my moans loose, and I don
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• • •I wake with a start, bli
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“Don’t sneak out before I wake
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my name.“Clay,” she says. “Co
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“I’m just saying my plate is fu
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“Ugh, stop it,” I tell her.Way
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Ugh, great. She knows. She totally
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arms.I want her so bad, I can’t b
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I SLIDE THE scissors up the fabric,
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me anywhere or just come inside my
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hurts. It fucking hurts to see her
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“YOU HAVE TO stop,” I pant as s
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She jogs down the hall, looking bac
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“Now, Amy, I realize your sister
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around her.She stands there, and af
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blowing her hair into her face as s
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His gaze sharpens on her, and I wat
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But Dallas cuts them off. “Nah, M
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that look like they’ll hurt if hi
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She takes my ass in both hands, div
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She squeezes my hips, baring her te
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“YOU CAN BORROW something from me
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everyone wants to be her.”No.He a
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“I need advice.”I smile to myse
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when I leave for college.But I real
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I PULL UP in front of Mimi’s hous
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women aren’t.”My grandfather ch
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What will I regret?What if I’m al
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laugh. “The date last weekend was
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shop is closed, the music’s on lo
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I know what he wants.“You’ll ne
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fist as I hear paper crinkle.I look
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“YOU OKAY?” KRISJEN asks.I empt
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one will feel like me. She should
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“Please!” I plead, pushing past
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Gates is there during one of the mo
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A painting has been ripped off the
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fed my every breath. I’ll realize
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Does she still feel that way, even
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of my chair slide out from behind m
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won’t be performing, but I made t
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can I expect to do this for life?
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the mirror and see myself.The scene
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to escort me tonight, because that
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his first.Peeling back the lid, I s
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TOMORROW NIGHT.I stare at Callum’
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“There’s no point, Krisjen,”
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THE LINE RINGS in my ear, Liv not p
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“Oh, well, we have spares.” She
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I smile, kissing her mouth again an
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There are people who will never be
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nearly naked body in my arms.“Wel
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So he decided to surprise me a day
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pushes me off him, and I land on th
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He charges up to me and grabs the b
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rushes me.“Baby,” I cry. I wrap
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Army lets Milo fall to the ground,
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Goddammit. We have what we need. We
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I KISS THE corner of her mouth, her
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I pull it on, leaving it unzipped,
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I love a challenge. And I promise.
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hunting this summer, than sweating
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chosen to see sheep instead of slee
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don’t want relationships with. Ev
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Can I speak to you in private?No, d
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I’m cooking tonight. She doesn’
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I feel the dust on the floor grind
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THE END
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Did you know? My Devil’s Night se
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nineteen, I could definitely pick o
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To look for him.But no, he wouldn
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day? Would they even like me?I wasn
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time?He leaned back in his heavy ar
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and turned left, my footsteps going
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The one in the middle was shorter,
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