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"I gotta go study, Gra too choked up

"All right You be a good girl" Grairl If she only knew that I was on a path of sexual exploration

After hanging up, I finished changing clothes Dressed in comfy sweatpants and a Dartford Uni sweatshirt, I fell back on my bed with my copy of Madaood considering I had a test in World Lit tohter and pen in hand, I lostnever to becoh that I had school loans As I continued to read, I felt an uncomfortable similarity between Madame Bovary and myself Just like ht her life should be

Shaking my head, I told myself my infatuation with Hunter wasn’t shallow and unhealthy He was good Kind and reliable and safe He was all of those things I was no Madaainst the doorjaled from around her neck "Hi Hoas your run?"

She fell onto the bed beside e I really stress-ate while studying for my finance exam"

Em breezed into the room then "You should major in studio arts like me"

"You still have to take your core classes," I reed one slim shoulder "I’m into the stuff I enjoy now Which is definitely not finance" She ia

"Maybe if I was a genius artist, I wouldn’t need to major in business"

Em flashed her a sallery so hed "Daddy will save you"

So what she had shared about her father I guess Georgia wasn’t aware of that or forgot about it

Deciding to change the subject, I asked, "What are your plans for the night?"

Ehtened "I’m all yours"

"Harris has a project to work on"

"Yay!" Eo out Just the three of us"

"There’s a new Thai place over on Roosevelt It’s supposed to be really good We could try that," Georgia suggested

I nodded "That sounds good"

"And that new Bourne movie--"

"We can watch a o to a bar anytio back to Mulvaney’s"

My friends fell silent for a ia’s uncertain expression that E--specificallyReece wasn’t the bartender I had hoped to hook up with No, that was his kid brother The eo back?" Georgia asked "Are you sure?"

"Yeah I need to talk to Reece"

E her to reain that I did not owe him an explanation Thankfully the words never came, because I couldn’t leave this alone I didn’t want hih those doors, drawn by ruht I was different before That’s what botheredspecial about o," Emerson finally said, her expression unusually sole to wear then?"

"Soia supplied

"Of course," Eoing to o"

"He didn’t leta jerk So you wanted to use hiuy isn’t eager for a no-strings-attached hookup?"

Reece, apparently

"I think the key here is that his ego ounded," Georgia explained "Pepper thought he was his brother"

"Well Then you need to et why he was so offended" Ethat’s what you want to do Are you still hot for him? Is he the one you want to show you the ropes?"

I should be accustomed to Emerson’s directness by now, but she could always catch ia, who looked so calm and self-assured Like she already knew the answer

"Yeah" I nodded, feeling et lessons on foreplay, I wanted it to be froet that one kiss I certainly wasn’t about to renew er It was either Reece or no one I would just have to wait and hope I attracted hiht then" E Only what she understood, I wasn’t too sure

"I still want Hunter," I said,sure there was no confusion

"Of course Of course" She nodded, and then turned back to the closet Propping her hand on a slier before she pulled out a pair of dark jeans "Georgia? What top do you think?" She lifted an eyebroaiting for adviseht side of the closet"

"Thanks" Nodding, Emerson went off to search in their roo her Lycra-clad legs, "the world won’t end if you end up with so the idea "But I want Hunter I always have" I’d alanted to be a Montgomery "And for once it doesn’t seeht it was ile He’d be lucky to have you Any guy would" She uncrossed her legs Pressing her knees together, she scooted to the edge ofyou want isn’t what you really need"