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"Hi Rhett" She smiled as she remained next to my side Fuck is all I could think to ht act obvious, but I’d never expected clingy

"How are you?" I asked politely

"Been thinking of you" She batted her eyelashes and ran her hands through her hair I saw Cle at us curiously and even Jake looked confused

"Where’s Nanna?" I asked them all quickly "I haven’t seen her yet"

"She’s in the kitchen with Clementine" Penelope placed her hand on my upper arm "Letthat noould also be a good time to have a quick conversation with her We walked out of the living room and down the corridor and I pushed her quickly into the study

"I rinned and leaned forward to kiss ht of her lips touching mine

"It’s okay" She smiled "I can be quick"

"Quick?" I frowned and then stared at her through narrowed eyes as she started unbuttoning her blouse "What are you doing?" My voice was annoyed and I was starting to get angry again

"Rhett, darling, I want to" She started and I froze I couldn’t deal with this shit right now I took a deep breath and ran h " I bit my lower lip I wasn’t sure if Clementine would appreciate the fact that I was about to tell her our secret, but I couldn’t stand for her to not know

"What?" Her eyes narrowed "Are you ashairls?"

I stared at her in shock "We didn’t fuck What are you talking about?"

"We al and I realized my earlier assessments of her were correct She was a crazy bitch

"You sucked et hard" I stared at her and watched her face go red

"I sucked your cock, you got hard, you put your ck between ot soft cos you were drunk"

I stared at her for a few seconds and then looked away I couldn’t tell her I only got hard because I pretended she was Clementine My stomach flipped as I realized that the shit was about to hit the fan and I had no way out

"I don’t understand why you’re going sospecial to you I mean why fk with your best friends other best friend?" She shook her head "Only shit where you eat if you know it’s all good" She reached out to touch hast for a few seconds This wastrue

"Rhett, Penelope, where are you guys" Cleave us both a sweet sain

"Nanna said to tell you lunch is ready" She paused and looked at us both again "What’s going on?"

"Nothing" I shookI stared into Clementine’s eyes and she looked taken aback and worried My heart broke and I knew that she knew so was off I looked over and watched as Penelope quickly did her shirt buttons up Fuck it! I looked back to Clementine and she stared back at me with a hurt expression and a question in her eyes I shook hed

"Are you ready to eat?" She asked brightly and walked out of the roo back and I knew that she was upset Worse still, I felt like shit My head was pounding and I felt like I was going to hyperventilate I didn’t knohat to do She was leavingaround with her friend Her family wanted her to be with Elliott She didn’t want to tell the I froze as I realized I was now considering her someone I dated I stopped still and rushed back upstairs to the bathroom, closed the door and ran cold water overthe face staring back at me Yes, I had the same vibrant blue eyes, the same funky blond hair, sa different aboutI was taunt and agitated I was also freaking out because I wanted Cleirlfriend I wanted everyone to know that ere together I didn’t want her fauy I didn’t want her thinking about being with another guy I wanted her to be all h to just be friends with benefits The benefits were great, but I wanted ain What had coirlfriends This would co and I wasn’t even sure if Cleht of Penelope She would ruin everything With one word fro mouth, it would all be done I was pissed atup, but a part of me was also calm about it This was life It never went the way it should This was ulti inevitably cahed as I realized that Cleether There was no point in even trying to see what could happen I pulled out my phone and texted Tomas back You know that I’ht I hit send and put the phone back in ht out the front door and drove away I felt bad for leaving Cleet a ride fro about two minutes later It was Clementine I turned the phone off and drove home I collapsed on my bed and pulled her pilloards me and sniffed Her scent was the straw that broke the ca while, I foundfeeling groggy and stiff I was shocked that I’d slept pretty roaned as I stood up and stretched my stiff limbs I walked into the bathroohed I looked like shit Certainly, no woht now

"Oh shit" I groaned as I realized I’d stood Toirls, but I felt bad that I hadn’t told hie to him had been sent impetuously I had no desire to be with another woman No desire to even think about another woman I ell and truly into Cle about her She must hate me by noas pretty sure that PenelopeI walked back into my room and turned my phone on I had five missed voicemails and twenty-five missed texts: ten texts from Clementine, five texts from Toirls I listened to the voicemails quickly Only one was from Clementine and the rest were froes He wasstood up I quickly called hiht?" He answered on the first ring

"Yeah,hiht?"

"Epic" Tomas sounded proud of himself "Threesome with two hot British chicks Check"

"You didn’t?"

"Yes, Sir, I did I had to show thehed "Let’s just say they were i"

"You know it We be the pihed and I frowned into the phone I didn’t want to be a pi club

"Yeah" I answered, less excitedly

"Oh shit" Toht, ain’t ya?"

"What?" I frowned into the phone "What are you talking about?"

"It’s your girl, Clerowled "Don’t use those words about her"

"Oh shit" He laughed "I knew it"

"Knehat?"

"I knew you tere fking"

"We weren’t fking Well before" I paused "We kinda are now"

"Shit" He paused "That a good idea?"

"Why wouldn’t it be?"

"I don’t know" He spoke slower now "She ain’t like these other hoes She be a good girl" He sounded et hurt"

"I’ to wife her?"

"No" I was quick to respond "I don’t plan on getting ht

"Exactly" Toonna break her heart"

"No, I’hed "I think it’s over already, anyway"