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"Well, then, let’s get all our gossiping in nohile I have your undivided attention" She clears her throat and begins telling us stories of the band and their sexcapades and which celebrity fell backstage at the Gra, and counting the hours until I can go hoh down into the covers and cup the phone to ?"

"Because it’s late and I’m tired and it seems appropriate"

"Hoas your day?" His voice sounds tired I wish he was here, cuddled up next to me where I could smell him and feel him

"Busy"

"Tell me"

"Well," I begin and turn onto"We checked into the hotel, which you know because I texted you After Jax showered and we both changed, ent directly to the studio and worked with Starla and Brian until about six this evening"

"Who’s Brian?" he asks and then I hear hi crunchy

"The ?"

"Popcorn"

"This late?"

"I worked through dinner"

I can’t help but be sad at the thought of Mark working alone in his big house all evening, skipping dinner and eating only popcorn

"Do all woe to take care of their men?" I ask aloud and bite the inside ofabout?"

"I suddenly wish I was there to et to eat dinner"

"I wish you were here for far s than dinner," he says with a dry voice, le "What else happened today?"

"Starla invited Jax and I back to her place for dinner with her and Rick, her fiancé"

"Was that fun?" More chewing, and now I’ popcorn

"Yes They’re both really cool people, and she filled us in on all of the gossip we’ve beenin Paris this fall"

"That’ll be fun for you guys"

I frown and look at the phone and then press it back to my ear

"It’ll be fun for all of us She invited all four of us, silly"

"Wow Okay I’ood time"

"It’s fun, but I’?"

"You always ask ?"

"Well, I tooktoo warm, so no shirt and jeans"

"Can you see the elastic of your underwear over the top of your jeans?"

"A little bit, yeah"

"Holy fuck," I whisper "That’s so fucking hot"

"Seriously?" He laughs and crunches on more popcorn "Why do women find that hot?"

"Don’t uys like you, who have that sexy V in their hips and defined abs"

"It sounds like you’ve done a lot of research on this"