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"Yes" Her voice was sure "I know exactly what I’"

There are certain moments in your life that define you They don’t have to be , but they are moments that you can look back on and say that defines your character I’ve never been one to think much about character I’ve always lived one about my business Even when it came to Clementine, I’d never really put her first It was always about ht about if anything was convenient to her or stressful I was a selfish friend Granted, I’d never fully realized that before, but as alked into the luxurious hotel suite I knew that this wasn’t right This wasn’t how Cle special about losing her virginity in a hotel in Charleston No matter how badly I wanted it and her I wasn’t sure how to tell her She was so excited I was so excited, I knew that it was the perfect informal place to have sex If we had sex at my house or in her apartment, the memories would always remain and I didn’t want the memories to be linked to any of the spots we spent frequent tiettable as possible, so that when things went back to the way they used to be, there would be no aardness It pained me to think of a time without intimacy with Clementine Now that I’d had a taste of her, I wasn’t sure that anything would ever be the saive her what she needed Seeing my mother had only reinforced to me how little love meant It was an emotion created by huot shitty At the end of the day, love caused more problems than solutions At the end of the day, it was better to deal with lust, lust was a real e in lust

"The rooeous" Clementine stepped in slowly and looked around "Really Presidential looking"

She turned to giveas I stared into her eyes She trusted me infinitely I knew that without a doubt

"Maybe we shouldn’t do this" I started talking and watched as her face fell "I don’t know that this is the right place or time"

"I want to" She said softly and walked towards me "I want to"

"Not here" I shookwith here?" She looked around and studied the roohed and shook my head "This is one of the few places I haven’t done it"

"You’re such a pig, Rhett" She rolled her eyes and I wasn’t sure if she was joking it not

"Not here, okay?" I touched her shoulder softly and she glared atlared at me and stuck her face up in mine

"What?" I stared at her in shock "What are you talking about?"

"I’ about the fact that ever since we ile doll that "

"Cle"

"Do you knohy our friendship has worked all these years, Rhett?" She pokedto remain silent "Because we’re honest with each other, because we don’t judge each other Because" She paused and grabbedand know our ownman on campus I know you’re hot, handsoirls and I’m little old Clementine, your best friend: I’ve never really dated and I’ve got no experience, but letand this isn’t going to work if you start acting like a puy around me"

"Did you just call me a pussy?" My lips twitched

"You knohat Iaround"

"I’ood I’ this for you"

"Don’t treat hed

"That’s kinda hard" I frowned "I like you"

"I mean don’t just disappear, but don’t be someone you’re not" She paused "Throw me on the bed, have your wicked ith me, use your fahed "Don’t do that last one"

"There’s no way I’d hook you up with any of ave her a look "No way in hell"

"Not even Torabbed her and pulled her towards me "Why did you rinned and

"Cle "Do you have a crush on Tomas?"

"No" She shook her head "He’s cute, but he’s not hed "Maybe a bigger player than you Penelope told me that hecoroaned "I’d never wanna hook up with a guy that hooked up with Penelope"

"Oh really?" I looked away from her

"Just seeuy"

"Yeah, I guess" I sighed "So are you ready for us to leave?"

"I don’t want to leave" She rabbed my shirt and pulled ?"

"I heard you, but I still don’t think this is the right"

"Rhett If I was one of your biht now?"

"You’re not one of hed "You’re my"

"I swear Rhett if you tell ht now I don’t want you to treat ht noant you to treat ht I would say that" She leaned forward and kissed ht I’d do that either" She pulled back slightly and then kissed ain softly I was taken aback by her actions This wasn’t the Clementine I knew This was a totally different creature Clehted and scared irl, no, where had this woman come from? I didn’t have ainst ainst ue intothen I grabbed the back of her head and pulled her body against erly and I felt her hands reach up into rabbed irls I want you to want me as much as you want them"