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Bethwith Richard?" she asks after tossing a balled up napkin at ether? Or," she tilts her head, "since you didn’t really break up, I guess I should say, now that you’re still together? Whatever Are things better now?"

My phone begins vibrating from the front pocket ofBeth "Uh, yeah, sort of"

"Sort of?"

"Well, you know, it’s justtaking so right now" I slide my thumb across the screen and pull up the text

"He still hasn’t found a job?"

CJ: Thought about your boobs earlier but I kept it on a friendly level Just wanted you to kno cohter catches in my throat

"How do you think about boobs on a friendly level?" I quietly ask ain

"Riley"

"Mm?" I lift my eyes to Beth "Oh, sorry What did you ask me?"

She looks at the phone inabout friendly boobs?" She points at the device "Is that Richard?"

Crap

"Uh"

My hand buzzes with the next vibration A new text

I’ at Beth, and I’inal question

If I can remember it

CJ: Didn’t even picture nipple That takes dedication

I can’t reain

Why does he have to be so da else?

"Riley"

"Yes Right here" I put the phone down on the bar and look at her "Repeat what you just askedI swear"

Beth’s dark, perfectly sculpted brows pull together "Well," she begins, eyes dancing between the phone and s" She drums her blue painted nails on the bar and ponders for a few seconds

"I’ to respond to this really quick while you think I’ attention, I promy boobs without nipples

I start to look up, but a new vibration drops o ahead to picture nip? Fantastic My day is looking up

Me: Friends don’t picture each other’s boobs No boobs or nip allowed

CJ: You friend-zone me and it’s a boob-free zone?

Oh, Lord