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"Yeah," ca now "The condo it aloud shookand threw it away

"Ahem," came another fehborhood can hear you"

The other voice had come from behind a little wooden door on the opposite wall of the bathroom

Madre de Dios I stumbled out of the bathroootten under the covers, where she now lazed, her head on one curled arm The lazy expression on her face did notout? "Rafe, relax It’s okay"

"How is it okay?" There was nothing about this that was okay

"Come here" Bella pulled the covers back and beckoned to ot into bed beside her She put a hand on my nervous chest "I have an IUD That’s a device that protects against pregnancy, and it’sas you’re clean…"

"Of course I’m clean," I sputtered

"Of course you are," Bella said softly, pattingYou don’t have to worry I’m as careful as they come"

I put a hand overguy as taking his girlfriend out for her birthday And noas soht stand

And the condoht throw up

"Please don’t freak out" Gently, Bella removed the hand from my eyes "Because e just did? That was ten different kinds of hot"

She smiled at uy could get pretty lost in that smile if he wasn’t careful "Yeah," I whispered back to her "Okay" I still felt a little lightheaded The fact that I’d had no dinner and more than half a bottle of wine probably explained it

Bella propped herself up on one elbow to reach the lamp She clicked it off and her rooetting coain in theI need to knohether that much hot can be duplicated For science"