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"Sleaives Tessa a playful shove, then she turns back toher s? We planned it that weekend Have you spoken to him?"

I shake my head "No Not recently"

"It’s the last Saturday of July at our house," Mia shares "Just a little get-together All of us and our boys I’d love for you to cohs at my shock "Of course" She squeezesall kinds ofin her eyes "You’re one of us now," she says

I’ht Part of their tight group of friends

Finally

I s how that sounds "Okay I’ll definitely be there"

"Great" She givesit

"McGill’s can provide the food, if you want," Beth announces "I know you’re not having a huge party or anything, but still I can talk to reat We could do like, a bunch of sides with burgers," Mia suggests "Thanks, Beth"

"No problem" Beth takes a sip of her water, sets it down, and looks around the table, keeping her hand wrapped around her glass "So, I sort of have so to share"

"I knew it" Tessa rolls her eyes "Let oes both ways, doesn’t it?" She rests her chin on her hand and wiggles her brows

"Gross," I roup wasn’t the best idea I don’t want to hear aboutI don’t talk specifics And I sure as hell don’t want any

"Pipe down, et back to you in a minute"

My eyes widen Hers twinkle with the promise of dick discussions

I reach for another chip and stuff myhard "We haven’t really gone there And, I don’t know Honesty? I’s are"

"Don’t knock it `til you try it," Tessa utters

"Luke lets you do that?" Mia questions "I find that hard to believe"

"He doesn’t really have a say when he wakes up handcuffed to soirls all share a laugh, while I picture hard-edged Luke Evans waking up cuffed to the bed