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He nodded, miserable "He’s all, ‘Hi baby! Surprise!’ And I’m, like, ‘Who are you? I’m the boyfriend’ And he says, not in so rabbed his hand and squeezed "You poor thing What did you do?"

He just shook his head "Got the hell out of there Good riddance"

"Well…" I hated to see o up in smoke But it was a rule of mine never to hook up with someone as already involved And maybe all was not lost with Rafe and his little preppy queen "Maybe she thought you weren’t supposed to be exclusive while she ay Could it be a ?"

Rafe’s expression darkened "Not a chance Things were very clear that aiting for each other And she let me believe that she had"

"What a bitch!" I said with a little too ht I mean… she knew exactly what it would ave his head a violent shake "She could have slapped me in the face and it wouldn’t have been any clearer"

"Why? Who was he?"

"Never met hihthter "Rafe? Did you just quote When Harry Met Sally to an to overtake his face "I ht have My ood son watches theht? Just to be nice Not because they’re funny as hell"

His srew, and I felt ly hot "That’s right Just doingeach other in for a er And I couldn’t help but fixate on his lips, which were a dark, rosy red I wondered what they’d feel like sliding against mine

That’s how it alith me I loved men and their variety The texture of their hair h it Rafe’s hair was coal black and shiny I iers And thattoshirtless, and he had a set of abs that was tight enough to bounce quarters off of

Just thinking about it now made me wonder about the scent of his skin and whether those abs would clench when I touched hiave Rafe’s hand one "

"I am such an idiota"

"Betrayal always makes you feel like that" And I should know

"This just pushes so h My mom, for one, will not be surprised"