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She hustled to the bathroo her suitcase on the way

This Had been A ly a terod of Manningsport, had done her because she’d been in the throes of the le woman, desperate to feel attractive, drinks homemade vodka with Russians and overdoses on Skittles

Well, maybe the homemade vodka and Skittles were unique, but otherwise, no

All those thoughts that E thes about sleeping with so easy on vodka and wine So what if the resort stocked condoo cartwheeling through Horny Land, was it? No It was not

She yanked her hair into a ponytail, took a ry jerks

Stupid, slutty, stupid And wrong She had used Jack for sex Oh, sure, he didn’t hate it--he was a guy, and it was sex But here was awith so for a reconciliation He’d cooodness of his heart, and Ee

She made him feel sorry for her

A knock sounded on the door, and Em jumped "What?" she demanded

"Open the door and talk to ht wasthank you Job well done" Autoonna shoot me?" he asked

"Oh Sorry" She put it back in the suitcase

"Why do you even have that?"

"Because I’ it if I want to" She closed her eyes briefly "We really do have to hurry"

"You can give ether?"

"As a matter of fact, yes Bad idea, fun tirowl caht now"

"Fine That’ll be four hundred dollars, then"

"Don’t sell yourself short You orth at least a thousand"

"Wow"

She winced "Jack, look, I’ that"

"Okay, you’re not You’re horrible"

His ed on one side, and Em’s uterus responded in kind Slut She was a slut

She stuffed her hands in the pockets of her shorts "I iuy, want to be chivalrous and ask ht stands Plus, you have sisters and a niece you wouldn’t want thehter with soht-stand kind o there Let’s just chock this up to a very brief vacation fling and never speak of it again, okay?"

"No Not okay"

"You don’t want a relationship right now You have stuff And things"

"Don’t we all have stuff and things?"

"Yes, we do But you never asked me out before You’re only here because I was desperate, and you wanted to get away frosport Also, you’re invested in your ex-wife"

"You really know everything, don’t you?"

"A?"

At that moment, his phone chimed

"Bet that’s her," Em said "How many times has she texted or called you this weekend?"

His face hardened "A few"

"A few? More than a dozen?"

He didn’t answer So it ay more than a dozen

"Let me see your phone," Em said

"No"

"Chicken"

"Fine" He handed it over, and Em took it

"What a surprise," she said "It is fro Blue Heron wine, rabbed the phone back "Point taken," he said "She’s a littleintense"

"Is that code for crazy?"

"Maybe I like crazy," he answered, reaching out and taking soether with her"

"That will never happen She wasI really do appreciate yourattention"

He looked at her a er, his eyes beautiful and unreadable, and just as she was about to apologize and ht," and went into his roo the door behind him