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Linda and Bette caues Linda wore hunting clothes and her hair was pulled back in a ponytail To his disgust, they were holding hands As they neared him, he took a breath and boldly stepped in front of them Bette looked surprised, but Linda already looked annoyed

"Linda, I would like just a moment of your tilare at Bette

"I don’t know, Curtis," she said

"It’s okay, hon You take care of this," Bette said, giving Linda’s hand a squeeze then walked on

Linda put her hands on her hips and looked at him intently "What is it Curtis?"

"Look, Iuhknow I fucked up…so to reether, Curtis We were fuck buddies," Linda answered tersely

He winced, but plunged on with his pre-planned speech, "But you’re going out on a dangerous mission You could die I just don’t want, you know, bad blood between us"

Linda sighed deeply and folded her arms over the breasts he had loved to touch so much She looked away from him, then said, "Okay, that’s true I don’t want bad blood either Look, I just wasn’t clear enough with you I needed you to relieve all that stress I thought you understood That it was just sex"

Curtis felt his te, but he curled his hands up tight and tried not to scream at her that she was a dirty whore

"Linda, I love you"

She took in a deep breath and exhaled very slowly "Curtis, I’m sorry I just don’t feel that way toward you"

"I did so and not wise in the ways of woly heated "I know I do not fully kno to satisfy a woiven me time-"

"Curtis, the sex was fine It hat I needed at that ti for a relationship I didn’t want that Bette just happened I’ve never been with a girl before Ever It’s been all new to me But I love her

I’m sorry that hurts you But if we can just be friends and let our past go, Curtis, that would make me so happy" Linda was close to tears and looked at hi lips "I really don’t want bad blood between us"

Hurtful, angry words danced on the tip of his tongue, but he sed the a sh, he saw the two of the each other and he wanted to hurt theut "I can live with friendship"

For the first time in awhile, Linda smiled at him She leaned over and kissed his cheek "Thank you, Curtis That ood"

He kissed her aardly on the cheek, tasting her skin, and hating her as much as he loved her

Linda walked on toward the woman that she now let touch her breasts and the other places Curtis had considered his He felt hio?" Greta asked fro away the tension in his young, handsome face "Sure Yeah I’"

"You die, I kick your ass," Lenore told Ken fir his rear

So out without me"

Dale tattooed and intense, stood nearby "I’ll take care of your boyfriend"

"He’s noton his best flarowled at him and he pulled on one of her braids Reluctantly, she sot"

"Will and can do! Dale will protect rinned, and donned his sunglasses

"I love it when he does that," Ken whispered to Lenore

"He’s straight," Lenore chided him softly

"For now!" Ken then heaved his rifle over one shoulder and jauntily strode over to Dale "Let’s be off, rin

"Get in line," Lenore answered and sulked

Katarina read over theShe looked nervous, but was keeping it in check Bill looked down at his boots and sighed His beer belly was s a fitoff to lead a zombie parade He wasn’t sure whether he was brave or a damn fool

"I think I have this memorized now," Katarina decided