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"I assure you, when Adaets out there he will have someone to teach," I told her Woods would’ve made a phone call to be sure of it

"But Woods made that happen," she said Harloasn’t stupid

"Yeah, he did I didn’t ask hih That was all hilanced over at them and they both quickly looked away froh places," she said, turning back to me

I had been ready to thank Woods but if she was pissed, I wasn’t gonna be thanking hihed and relaxed "I think I believe you And honestly, I don’t kno Ada at hirin

She rolled her eyes and picked up her glass "Yes, Grant, you did"

Maybe I had, but I didn’t like the guy He wanted what I wanted "I want to talk about thisand I want to show you my place You’ve never been there and I want you there"

She took a sip of her water, then set it back down before looking at irlfriend and I hate that I’ve never acted like that before I’m sorry We aren’t exclusive You have a past that isn’t my business, and when Nan threw the bait out there I took it I shouldn’t have"

Not what I’d been expecting her to say Again, Harloasn’t like the other girls I knew Also, we needed to discuss that "exclusive" co, but I’d be daain "What Nan said was mean and bitter You didn’t like it and that’s normal As for exclusive, I am very, very exclusive Since yesterday on that plane, I kneasn’t touching anybody else"

Harlow tilted her head to the side and studied o screw other people now? Really? Was my reputation that bad?

"Okay" was all she said If there one was thing about Harlow that drove me nuts, it was her one-word answers, like "okay," when I wanted a few lengthy sentences Dammit Girls liked to hear themselves talk Why didn’t she?

"Could you elaborate on that?" I asked, reaching over to take her hand in her lap because I just needed to touch her

The corner of her mouth turned up "What else do you wantto sleep with anyone else while we’re doingthis thing we’re doing And I won’t have lunch with anyone else," she replied

I needed ed "It isn’t like you have to worry aboutwith anyone else I don’t do that"

No, she didn’t And darowl at anyone who looked her way like a da with a bone "Dates?" I asked She’d been on a date with Adam

She frowned "I said no lunch That meant dates, too"

"Just wanted to clarify," I told her, and leaned over to press a kiss to her lips I had sat here and stared at theh My eyes lifted and I saw Woods and Rush watchingthis a little too much

Harlow

Grant’s apartment was just outside Roseain I wasn’t His place looked like hi a bachelor pad should be, from the dartboard on the wall to the empty pizza boxes on the counter

"I should’ve cleaned up before I brought you here," he said, walking up behindhim

"I like it just like this," I replied

Grant’s head dipped to my shoulder and he kissed my neck "And why is that?" he asked

"Because it’s you It’s comfortable and real"

Grant’s arms ca of "

Grant was anything but boring "Well, you’re not that"

He ed it up "I feel the need to prove just how exciting I can be," he whispered into be all about sex I wanted so deeper than that But then maybe that hat Grant wanted I liked itno, I loved it He , but was that all ould ever be? When this was over, would I have been just another girl he had sex with? Or would he re?" he asked

Nan’s words replayed inexciting Was she the exciting one he wanted? Did I even want to be that? I wanted Grant Who wouldn’t want Grant? That was a given