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I chuckle "Aren’t you lucky?"

"Extre with the edge of uy in a very nice suit with three girls on his arles and whispers, distractinglass to his lips

Underneath hten and I look down at him He takes his drink from my hands and takes an unco Jackson

"Familiar?" Selena asks, curiously "You’ve had three woh stamina to entertain three wo smile fades as realization sets in

Does he lance down at Seth again, whose eyes are no longer on Jackson, but onround mixed with sensual music and lively chatter, I hear Selena start a new conversation in an atteet the last one Wait…why is Seth so worried? When did he do three wo Don?

"Three?" I spit out, feeling roup They’re engaged in a new conversation, ignoring Seth and I A few seconds pass and the three of them rise from their seats and stroll toward the bar

Seth cringes, shaking his head "That wasn’t nice…he shouldn’t have said anyth―"

"When? The last tiitated "No, I ith you the last tias I did it when I was here on my twenty-first birthday"

Seth’s voice lowers a few decibels and I let out a breath I didn’t knoas holding I don’t knohy I was expecting hiether…I’uess How pathetic does that sound?

Is he asha he’s done? Now I’ve seen everything

"Do you re eye contact

"No"

"Do you remember me?"

Trick question I know he does, but I want to hear him say it I want him to tell me how beautiful I am compared to them I want him to tell irl wants that when they ask these kinds of questions We fish for coirl will ever admit it, but it’s true We alant to be told how irl Always Even e’re compared to our best friends, ant to be put on top Girls, we can be such vain creatures

Seth’s face doesn’t falter atlea freckle"

"Then…" I say, slowly, "we have no proble with hiainst hiuilty of it--especially after my little outburst in California, but since then I’ve realized when youfresh You can’t take someone’s past and throw it in their face It’s called the past for a reason

"When I drink I get a little out of control I get mad and horny and I can’t stop…" He confesses with a s he’s trauh not to drink, but it’s because he’s an aggressive-horny drunk and he doesn’t like it How unexpected…

"And you did all three of them?"

He nods "All three"

I feel ht Sure, I’ butterflies inthem like he touches me, but underneath all of that, there’s desire…desire to see this other side of hi the drink closer to hi it up to his mouth

"You still want oing to be way over lass back a little "Only if you proer and passion out on e wo into a determined frown He snatches the drink from my hand and slams it back in a few quick seconds He leans over lass down on the table When he pulls back, I fling ainst his I’m not usually one for public displays of affection, but there are enough bare tits in this roo out in the back corner of the room

Seth pulls away as the speakers announce a new dancer and his eyes flick to the stage After a few seconds, I feel his entire body go rigid and I drag aze froone; replaced with dark anger In one rapidme flat on my back on the couch What the hell?

In the distance, I hear the sound of awith the side of the bar and it forces ht by my couch and after Seth--Jackson in tow