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"No idea We broke up" Cleed and her hed and looked at her husband "He seemed so nice"

"It didn’t work out, mom" Clementine rolled her eyes

"Maybe Rhett scared him off" Her dad joked, but we all kneas serious

"It’s not that we don’t love you Rhett" Her mom continued "It’s just that ant Cle best friends with a handsouys"

"Mo" Herto think it’s not as innocent as it is"

"Mo, hed "Just until you get a boyfriend"

"Mory and her face was red "Corabbed my arm and pulled me up the stairs with her and into the bathroom She closed the door, locked it and looked at me

"Fuck me" She said directly and I frowned

"What?" I stared at her as she pulled her pants down and her panties off

"I said fk me," she half smiled "Now"

"Clementine we can’t" I shook rabbed my shirt and pulled me towards her Her hands fell to my jeans and she pulled the zipper down quickly and pulledot hard and then sat on the counter and spread her legs

"I don’t have a condom," I shook rabbed my head and kissed me "Pull out when you’re about to come"

"That’s risky" I shook ainst ers to her pussy She was already wet I pulled her to the edge of the counter and rubbed irl, you know that right?"

She grinned and kissed s wrapped around roaned as my ck slid in and out of her wetness She tilted her head back and Iincredibly turned on by the danger of the situation I tried to pay attention to my body I knew I couldn’t afford to cu of a risk Already just fking her with no condoainst my own practices, but I was loathe to deny her I knew as soon as Clementine closed her eyes that she was about to come I also knew that I wasn’t quite there yet I fked her hard and fast for a minute and then pulled out quickly I pulled her down off of the counter and pushed her to her knees She grinned up atI was co it quickly About a minute later, she stood up and licked her lips "I don’t know if I need breakfast anyrinned and I shook my head

"That was risky, Clehed and kissed me "I knew you wouldn’t"

"How did you know?" I frowned and shook my head

"I just did" She licked her lips "I like the feel of you with no condoet on the pill" I kissed her firmly "Then I can come inside of you as well and you can see what that feels like"

"I can’t believe we’re talking about you co "We’ve so crossed over a line"

"It’s just an extension of our friendship" I setting bigger than our friendship We had been lying to ourselves that we could be best friends and lovers Especially now that ere fking without protection Shit was getting real I closed my eyes for a second as I realized that I didn’t kno I felt I didn’t knohat to do I thought back to what I’d just said I’d told her I wanted to come inside of her I wasn’t even sure why

The doorbell rang then and Clementine froze "Shit, I think Penelope is here"

"Penelope?" I froze as well All of a sudden all I could think of was ot I invited her over last week You’re cool with that right?"

"Yeah, of course" I offered her a weak s, but I’d like you to be friends"

"Yeah" I nodded and she gave me a quick kiss

"We haven’t made a azed at me

"Never" I shook my head and picked up her panties and skirt and handed thehed "I don’t want to lose my best friend"

"You won’t" I shook my head "Of course you won’t"

"You’re sure?"

"As long as you don’t expect

"Yeah" She nodded, her eyes fading a little bit "Of course I don’t expect more"

"Well okay then" I zipped myself up and frowned

"Clementine, where are you? Penelope is here!" Jake ran up the stairs and called out I froze at the sound of his voice and watched in surprise as she opened the bathroom door "Oh, hey," Jake looked at her and then at uys have a weird friendship"

"You have a weird face" Cle down the stairs

"I don’t kno you’ve been friends with her for so long" Jake shook his head and made a face and for some inexplicable reason I wanted to tell hihed and put irl"

"Uh huh" He groaned "She can’t even keep a boyfriend" He laughed

"My parents are starting to get worried They really hoped Elliott and her would get serious"

"Why?" I frowned

"So she’d have someone to look out for her at Harvard"

"What?" My heart stopped "What are you talking about?"

"She got in" His eyes looked worried "She didn’t tell you?"

"No"

"Maybe she aiting to hear if she got a scholarship for transferring"

"I see" Though I didn’t I was angrier andtiot in" Jakes voice sounded stiff and his voice trailed off "She’s always dreauess" I frowned and looked at the wall I thought back to high school when Cleht we’d both been excited to go to State together I thought that we’d both graduate together I sighed as I realized that those were oing to an Ivy League school, but I’d never paid much attention to her Maybe state hadn’t been both of our dreaether "And what happens after graduation?" A voice whispered inas I realized that I had no idea ould happen next I knew in thatfor my dad In fact, I wasn’t even sure I wanted to stay in Charlestown or South Carolina What would happen if I moved? Could I convince Cleain How in the hell was I going to expect her to move with me? That wasn’t a realistic expectation of a friend I felt sick to e our friendship and not the fact that ere now lovers I kneould be too much to expect her to move with me, especially as I had no idea where I wanted to ain and I faked a laugh I didn’t want hi suspicious

"Yeah, I’ed as I heard Penelope’s voice I did not want to have to deal with her right now I looked up and gave her a quick smile "Hi Penelope" I said and everyone’s jaw dropped includingand a kiss on the cheek