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"OTIS!" I corrected "He looks nothing like ET"

"Dao on a bike ride?" Otis’s tail started wagging "You do? You do want to go on a bike ride? Quick, phone ho whisperer?" I elbowed a silent Reid

"The one and only day he went to Boy Scouts hen they went to a petting zoohe got a badge for taking care of the anie has been a thorn in my side for years Years, I tell you"

"Reid’s jealous" Max patted Otis’s head "The only badge he got was for selling cookies--then again we all knohat really happened Don’t you know drug dealers aren’t supposed to take their own product?"

"Huh?" I blinked at Reid "Drug dealers?"

"Girl Scout cookies," Reid explained "Legal crack"

"Ah" I nodded "Got it"

"So" Reid stood "This is what’s going to happen Jordan and I are going to try to fix what you guys ruined--thanks for that, by the way--and Max, I don’t want to hear or see you until all this is through"

Max looked guiltily down at the ground

"Max?" Reid repeated "Max, what did you do?"

Max yawned "It’s getting late We should probably--"

"--Max"

Max rolled his eyes "Oh, fine Under the slight possibility that calling in didn’t work, I hts to Vegas this next weekend The plan was to get you drunk"

"Good plan" I nodded in approval while Max winked in "

Max pouted

Reid touched my aro through with this, or at least pretend to, right?"

Crap Crap Crap He was right, butthe last thing I needed was to be on a plane with Max, of all people

Or sit next to Reid

Or pretend to marry him in what’s actually one of my favorite places in the world It just seemed unfair

"Jordan" Reid turned me toward him "Come on, you had a shit day; it’s been a hell of a week Let Max pay for a weekend getaway We’ll go to a few choice clubs You can call ahead of ti appearances?"