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And he laughed, great ru chuckles This was definitely how he res from his mid-twenties KristinKrystaKristiewhatever her nah and to peel Lydia off of Mike
"You must be Matt," she said, the look on her face one of a else, too: a curiosity, a best friend’s protectiveness that he knew all too well because he had rescued Jeremy from quite a few bad scenes himself
"Yes Matt Jones I would shake your hand but it’s otherwise occupied" Lydia was nowthe knuckles and co under her breath
"Would you please excuse us? We’re going to go to the ladies roo Lydia off, who shouted, "But wait! I haven’t seen his lifeline yet!"
They faded into the crowd, leaving Matt standing in front of about fifteen co-workers who noed hih he was the boss of some of them – well, technically all of theuy Lydia threw herself at
Better hi?" Krysta dragged her into the cold, beige, marble-tiled women's room where the cool air and a splash of water on the back of her neck didn’t reallyback to Matt where she could touch that soft skin, where she could look at hi eyes Oh, how she loved Cosmos Cosmos were the best
"How , Mohter came out of herfor her so as she in this bathrooed somehohen she looked into the mirror It eeter, it was ht? That’s who she was She was Lydia, the wo a party girl and right now, that’s what she wanted
"You’re going to regret this, Lydia I have never seen you drink that o out"
"I’ve never needed to drink that o out Plus, Cosmos are my new best friend You're off the list now You don't treat me as well as that little drink does"
"Is this about the presentation with Dave?"
"This is about everything, Krysta this is about how I follow all the rules and I do everything by the book while holding up this unfailingidiot because this is what I should be doing" Her words were sloppy and she knew it, and she wanted more control over them because she wanted Krysta to take her seriously This was her truth finally co out "If all that hard work just means that nobody takesmyself seriously and have a little fun"
Krysta sed hard and eyed her warily "You can go out and have your fun, but sleeping with your boss is the kind of thing where I think you’re breaking a few tooto sleep with him!" she shouted just as toed at each other and then quickly found stalls "I’ fun"
"Have your fun with me as a companion"
"You want to sleep with him, too? A threesome? Oooo" Titters from the stalls
"No, Lyd, I don’t What I want," Krysta crossed her arms and looked at Lydia in the mirror, "is my level-headed friend back" They really could be sisters if Krysta weren't part poodle The super-curly brown hair was the exact saht noondering how nature could give two completely different woh, were about as different as you could get Krysta’s was pluirl face with chubby cheeks and eyes that disappeared just a little when she sh cheekbones and a broad plane under the eyes and across the nose, a higher forehead and perfectly symmetrical features
The look on Krysta’s face ainst Matt until he exploded No – not quite Until he almost exploded, with a need so visceral he took her out to his car and fucked her silly, her hand slapping the fogged-uplike a scene fro to do, Lyd?" Krysta said, looping her ar? You want to go bowling?" Bowling was about as far froet
"Yes, I do They have really cool shoes"
"Oh! Cool shoes? Yeah, ‘cuz ht that bowling sounded like the greatest idea ever They were on the way to the elevators that took them downstairs when Lydia remembered
"Hey What about Matt?" The elevator doors opened Krysta grabbed Lydia’s ar her in
"Ow!" Lydia shouted as Krysta pushed the close button furiously
As if conjured fro his foot in the al down?"
"I ah from Krysta made him hold up his paloing bowling You like big balls, Matt? I do," Lydia giggled