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A new stud horse, Ro out his stale, when I saw Josh walking into the barn He looked like hell

"What the fuck, Josh? What happened yesterday when you went to talk to Heather?"

"Fuck if I know I asked her if she still wanted to talk At first, I thought she was going to, then Lynda called around the corner, asking if ere still on for heading into town for lunch I’m not even sure where the hell that came from since I didn’t even ask Lynda to lunch I simply told Lynda that I would talk to her in a minute, and when I turned around, I swear Heather had stea on fast Moving on from what? She was the one who said there was no future for us and that ere just friends I’ht now I don’t knohich way is up and which way is down for Christ’s sake"

I shookto push his daed ht There was no way in hell I was letting her get on this horse

"Josh, listen to me, dude Women are…fuck, I don’t really knoomen are I just know that at least , they really mean the opposite I don’t why God made ‘em that way, and I ain’t about to question God on it I really think you need to talk to her and get it out there before Gunner’s cousin moves in and tries to eat you alive"

Josh started laughing "Yeah, Lynda is so else I like her I mean, if Heather wasn’t in the picture, I could probably seeLynda She just moved to Austin to finish school at UT I don’t know Maybe I just need to just move on since Heather only wants to be friends"

"If you think that’s what she really wants, thenmy eye-brows at hi to uess that means I need to move on"

By the time we made it back to the house, Josh was in an even worseaway from any kind of relationship with Heather just pissed him off It was either that or it was because Romeo nipped at his hand

I walked into the kitchen to see Heather and Ari sitting at the kitchen island Ari looked up atme to my knees every damn time I s orange juice and not coffee That o days in a ro

"What’s wrong with the coffee?" I asked as I walked over to pour myself a cup

Josh followed and poured soive Ari a kiss She let out a srabbed her and hauled her ass into our bedrooood I nipped at her bottom lip, and then I pulled away, so I could sit down next to her

Josh leaned up against the kitchen counter and looked everywhere but at Heather

Ari just busted out with, "So, what the hell is going on with you two anyway?"

Heather choked on her coffee, and Josh looked like he was about to kill Ari It took everything out of h Ari never was one to beat around the bush That was one of the things I loved about her She was a no-bullshit kind of girl

"Ari! I can’t believe you," Heather said giving Ari a go-to-hell look

Josh seemed to compose himself, but then I saw a look in his eyes It was that saa on but friendship Ain’t that right, Heather?" Josh said

Oh fuck

"Um…I um"

"Heather, didn’t you want to talk to Josh about so with Heather

"I, um" Heather looked over at Josh

He actually looked pissed What the hell?

"I think you made your self clear yesterday as well as the other day Or is there so else you needed to tellsouth I looked at Ari, as staring at Josh in shock Then, she glanced at Heather, who also had a shocked look on her face This see on Heather

Suddenly, she appeared to be very pissed-off as her hands were balled up in fists I tried to decide who I was puttingup frolared at Josh

"To think that I even thought"

"You even thought what, Heather? I knoasn’t about a relationship with me ‘The bastard manwhore’ I believe those were your words to o have lunch with Lynda, yet there you were, trying to talk to ht now, Josh?"

"Okay, hold on a second here, y’all Let’s just calm down and talk about this," Ari said as she stood up and walked over toward Heather

"There’s nothing to talk about, Ari Heatherclear where she stood with ave Heather a slanced over atsuch a prick

For a second, it looked like Heather ht cry I watched Josh’s whole body sink when he saw the sa I did

Josh said, "Heather, I didn’t"

"No, Josh you’re coht I did tell you where I stood, and you told me if you walked out the door, then that was it So, we’re done There’s nothing left to talk about If you’ll excuse me"

Heather’s voice cracked as she started to back out of the kitchen

"I think I’ll get ready and then head up to see if Emma needs any help before the party"

Heather turned, leaving as fast as she could Ari looked at Josh and just shook her head

"She pushed you away because she got scared, Josh She wanted to tell you she didn’tshe had said, you fuckwad! You just blew probably the best thing that’ll ever happen to you because you had to run into the arirl you came across"

"Wait…what? First off, how do you know she didn’t mean any of it? And what the hell do you irl I came across? I haven’t been with anyone in months!" Josh yelled